[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING JENNA NEWCOMB, JAY LARSON, ROMONA SCHUPBACH, 
                          AND JACOB SCHUPBACH

  Mr. SORENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleagues from 
across the Illinois delegation to pay tribute to the victims that were 
killed and injured in the Rockford stabbing spree on March 27.
  On that dark day for our city, we lost 15-year-old Jenna Newcomb, a 
student from East High School who shielded her sister and others from 
the attacker.
  We lost 49-year-old Jay Larson, a 25-year veteran of the United 
States Postal Service and member of the Illinois Letter Carriers who 
was out delivering the mail to his neighbors.
  We remember 63-year-old Romona Schupbach, a mother, a grandmother; 
and her 23-year-old son, Jacob Schupbach.
  Together, we grieve for the loss of our loved ones.
  As a native Rockfordian, I have faith that we will not let this 
tragedy define us. As we work to make sense of what happened, we must 
continue to tell the story of who we are and what we stand for.
  Today, we lead with love, compassion, and kindness. As neighbors, we 
weather every awful storm, looking for the sunlight to tell us that it 
is over.
  I appreciate my colleagues standing with me today on the floor of the 
House to remember those we lost in tragedy. I thank all of the Members 
of this entire body who share their thoughts, prayers, and are keeping 
Rockford in their hearts during this difficult time.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in a moment of silence to 
remember the victims of the Rockford, Illinois, stabbing spree.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Moran). The House will stand in a moment 
of silence.

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