[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 161 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO HOMETOWN HERO LORI CERAMI

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 2022

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lori Cerami, 
a North Texan who took an unimaginable tragedy and turned it into a 
lifesaving difference for our community.
  After her daughter Elise fatally drowned during swim practice, Lori 
took this tragedy and created the Swim4Elise Foundation to ensure no 
other child suffers the same fate.
  Every summer, the Swim4Elise Foundation provides free water safety 
classes to more than 5,000 daycare children in North Texas. They also 
provide full scholarships for American Red Cross lifeguard training 
programs so trained swimmers are always on alert.
  Because of her efforts--and immense love for her late daughter--
mothers and fathers across North Texas may rest easy knowing their 
children are in good hands. On behalf of our entire community, I thank 
Lori for taking her family's tragedy and turning it into a beautiful 
act of public service.

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