[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN MEMORY OF QUINCY DARNELL REESE, JR.

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                           HON. MAXINE WATERS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2023

  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, Quincy Darnell Reese, Jr. was tragically 
killed by gunfire on Saturday, June 10, 2023. At only 16 years old, 
Quincy had already distinguished himself in the community. He excelled 
in his studies, maintaining a 3.4 grade point average. He was also a 
talented athlete who was recognized as a star basketball player and who 
had plans to try out for the football team in his senior year. To his 
closest friends, Quincy was described as a ``jokester'' who had a 
welcoming personality.
  I include in the Record the following remarks I delivered at Quincy's 
services, and today offer this to him, and his family and friends:
       Take some of the sadness from your hearts and gently 
     replace it with the warmth of shared memories and the promise 
     of peace to come. May you find some measure of comfort in 
     knowing that extended family, friends, teachers, fellow 
     students, and the community humbly join you in honoring 
     Quincy as a loving son, a cherished brother, and beloved 
     grandson, who represented his family and community with honor 
     as a young African American man. He will be remembered as an 
     exceptional student athlete, dedicated to his family, church, 
     community and Crenshaw High. My son, Ed, who coached Quincy 
     at Crenshaw, described him as a very gifted, hardworking, 
     admired, and respected student who was senselessly taken from 
     us much too soon. Quincy will be deeply missed by all who 
     love him.
       May God bless you, give you strength, and keep you in His 
     care always.
       With sympathy,
       Maxine Waters

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