[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 92 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2760]
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    SENATE RESOLUTION 659--HONORING THE MEMORY OF ADEN SPENCER PERRY

  Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 659

       Whereas Aden Spencer Perry was born on December 11, 2004;
       Whereas Aden was a junior at Western High School in Davie, 
     Florida, where he excelled academically;
       Whereas Aden received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 
     Award for Mathematics and Science and achievement awards in 
     Advanced Placement Calculus AB, Advanced Placement English 
     Literature, and Advanced Placement Capstone Research and was 
     accepted into the National Honor Society;
       Whereas Aden was set to graduate at the top of his class;
       Whereas, on April 19, 2022, while walking with his mother 
     in Sunrise, Florida, Aden witnessed a car crash into a lake 
     and, without concern for his own safety, jumped into the 
     water to assist the driver;
       Whereas Aden exhibited honor in this selfless act for a 
     stranger;
       Whereas the lives of both Aden and the driver of the 
     vehicle were tragically cut short;
       Whereas Aden brought joy to all who knew him;
       Whereas Aden was a skilled pianist and aspired to become a 
     neurosurgeon;
       Whereas, in recognition of Aden's selfless and heroic act, 
     on May 10, 2022, Mayor Michael Udine posthumously awarded 
     Aden with the Broward County Medal of Valor; and
       Whereas May 10 will now be Aden Perry Day in Broward 
     County: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the life and memory of Aden Spencer Perry; and
       (2) offers heartfelt condolences to the family, loved ones, 
     and friends of Aden Perry, and recognizes that Aden's spirit 
     lives on through them and selfless acts towards strangers in 
     need.

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