[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE THOMAS FAMILY OF MEYERSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, AND THEIR 
                            ACTS OF KINDNESS

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Thomas family of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, who tragically lost their 
son, Trevor, a student athlete who played baseball at Allegany College 
of Maryland and at Penn State.
  In the face of that loss, the Thomas family has responded with love 
and compassion for their community. In honor of their son's commitment 
to serving others, the Thomas family printed small cards that 
encouraged their neighbors to help others through acts of kindness.
  Those cards have inspired incredible gestures of generosity in our 
community. The acts of kindness were wide-ranging. From preparing care 
packages for the homeless to donating blood to handing out doughnuts 
and even delivering flowers to strangers, members of the community 
looked to see what they could do to help one another.
  Together, the people of Somerset County are working to keep Trevor's 
memory alive through their acts of service for one another.
  On each card that the family has distributed is a simple mantra that 
defined the way that Trevor lived his life. It is a mantra that we 
should all aspire to: Be somebody who makes everybody feel like 
somebody.

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