[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MOMENT OF SILENCE RECOGNIZING THE PASSING OF EARL MICHAEL WILLIS

  (Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, 28 years ago, Earl Michael 
Willis was born in Brusly, Louisiana. When he was 14 years old, his 
sister, Rachael, died of cancer. He went on to go to Catholic High, my 
high school, and went on to LSU.
  In 2018, he got engaged to his wife, Megan. He and Megan got married 
just last year.
  In order to honor his sister Rachael's death, he said he was going to 
run a 100-mile ultramarathon, and he did so earlier this year in Key 
West, Florida. Unfortunately, Madam Speaker, that effort to honor his 
sister Rachael's life resulted in his death. The day after the 
ultramarathon, Michael Willis, at the young age of 27, passed away.
  Madam Speaker, I want to honor his life. Our best wishes and thoughts 
and prayers to his mother, Cristal; his father, Earl; his brother, 
Nicholas; and his wife, Megan.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that we have a moment of silence to honor his 
life.

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