[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING KEVIN A. LAWLER

  (Mr. LAWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, it is hard to believe Tuesday will mark 10 
years since my dad passed away from cancer at the age of 54.
  When I think back on that moment in my life, I will never forget the 
last conversation that we had when he told me to always keep my moral 
compass, to always do God's work, and that to whom much is given, much 
is required.
  Hopefully, over the last decade since his passing, I have lived up to 
his expectations as a person, as a son, as a brother, and now as a 
husband and father.
  My dad was a recovering alcoholic. He had been sober for 20 years 
when he passed.
  What was remarkable at his death was that over 1,300 people showed 
up--half of whom I had never met in my life. Almost all of them said 
how much ``Kevin L.'' helped them to become sober and to live their 
life in a purposeful way.
  I can think of no better way to honor his memory than to see the 
lives that he impacted during his lifetime.

  So, Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to enter his name, ``Kevin A. 
Lawler,'' into the Congressional Record and remember him on what will 
be the 10th anniversary of his passing.

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