[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H767]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PAYING TRIBUTE TO ALEX DAVID WOLFSIE

  (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, today I rise before you to pay tribute to a 
remarkable young man, Alex David Wolfsie, whose life was tragically cut 
short almost 10 years ago on March 10, 2014.
  Alex's commitment to our Nation, demonstrated by his service in the 
United States Navy, exemplifies the best of American valor and 
dedication.
  A Mahopac resident who graduated from Kennedy Catholic High School in 
Somers and SUNY Cortland, he felt the call to service and enlisted on 
September 25, 2012. He traveled from the training grounds at Great 
Lakes Naval Station north of Chicago to Pensacola, Florida, to San 
Diego, California, to his final post in Guam.
  His mission was clear: serving our country. He was preparing for 
deployment aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in Japan before a tragic 
accident cut his life short.
  He came from a family of service--his father was a member of the 
NYPD--and sought to carry on that service to our State and Nation.
  I know the Carmel Town Board is gathering next week to honor Alex for 
his service. We will never forget his service and his sacrifice. May 
God bless the Wolfsie family.

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