[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 159 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF RICK SEDGWICK

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                           HON. JACK BERGMAN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 30, 2022

  Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to honor the life and 
service of Rick Sedgwick, who passed away at the age of 67 after a 
lifetime of service to the people of Michigan's First District and 
beyond.
  Born in San Diego, California on November 23, 1954, Rick moved to 
Michigan when he was a child. After graduating from Saginaw Arthur Hill 
High School in 1973, he enrolled at Central Michigan University in 
Mount Pleasant, where he studied the Ojibwe language and culture and 
earned a degree in education. Rick would go on to work in community 
mental health, school transportation, the U.S. Postal Service, and 
various trades in the construction field before serving twenty-five 
years as a special education teacher for Alcona Community Schools. In 
addition to his long and distinguished career, Rick and his family 
spent two years working as missionaries counseling Native Americans at 
Okontoe Christian Fellowship Retreat Center in Northern Minnesota. This 
was just one of the many opportunities Rick pursued to spread the 
gospel and serve others. His church family could certainly confirm the 
same. Rick and his wife Robin were members of New Life Christian 
Fellowship in Alpena, Michigan for close to twenty years.
  Rick passed away on the morning of September 5, 2022, surrounded by 
his loving family. His kindness, selflessness, and devotion to others 
will surely leave a lasting mark on those who had the opportunity to 
know him.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of Michigan's First Congressional District, 
I ask you to join me in honoring the life of Rick Sedgwick. His legacy 
will forever live on in his family, friends, communities, and in the 
many lives he bettered through his service.

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