[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING TOM SEIPEL, JR.

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember and 
honor Tom Seipel, Jr., who passed away on February 13.
  Tom had a heart for enriching the lives of countless children, and it 
shined in all he did.
  After graduating from Ohio State University, he moved to Seoul, South 
Korea, to teach English to kindergartners. Tom then returned to the 
U.S. to serve as a children's minister in Kentucky for several years.
  He later selflessly moved to Nicaragua, where he opened and operated 
a children's ministry to provide meals and afterschool tutoring for the 
poor children of Managua. While there, Tom also taught at Nicaragua 
Christian Academy.
  In his final years before losing his hard-fought battle with cancer, 
he received treatment in Savannah, Georgia.
  Tom's legacy will surely live on for many years to come, and I am 
thankful for the positive impact he made on countless lives. My 
thoughts and prayers go out to all who knew and loved him, especially 
the love of his life, Margarita, and their daughter, Mia Isabella.

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