[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 39 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H1284-H1285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING VICTIMS OF THE CARTERET COUNTY PLANE CRASH

  (Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, February 13, a 
catastrophic tragedy took place in a close-knit eastern North Carolina 
community.
  A small plane carrying eight passengers, including four teenagers, 
crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 4 miles east of the Drum Inlet. 
Tragically, all eight North Carolinians perished in the crash.
  There are no words to describe the pain and devastation that our 
community has felt in the weeks following this tragic accident. Yet, 
through this heartbreak we have all been moved by the outpouring of 
love and support from all of those across North Carolina and our great 
Nation.
  We cannot thank our first responders, U.S. Coast Guard, the Carteret 
County Sheriff's Office, State agencies, and community members enough 
for coming together in support of the families impacted by this 
heartbreaking tragedy.
  Members of our community have participated in many loving tributes to 
honor those we lost. I am grateful to the volunteers, ministers, 
students, teachers, parents, grandparents, friends, and classmates who 
are helping to provide aid and support, as well as comfort to our Down 
East residents. Their selflessness and commitment to others is to be 
commended, and I honor their service.
  We will always remember the beloved North Carolinians whom we lost: 
Douglas Hunter Parks, 45, from Sea Level, North Carolina; Stephanie Ann 
McInnis Fulcher, 42, from Sea Level, North Carolina; Jeffrey 
Worthington Rawls, 28, from Greenville, North Carolina; Ernest ``Teen'' 
Rawls, pilot, 67, Greenville, North Carolina; Jonathan Kole McInnis, 
15, Sea Level, North Carolina; Jacob Nolan Taylor, 16, Atlantic, North 
Carolina; Noah Lee Styron, 15, Cedar Island, North Carolina; and 
Michael Daily Shepard, 15, Atlantic, North Carolina.

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  Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask for a moment of silence to remember 
those who perished on that fateful day.

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