[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CRAMP AND HIS BELOVED SONS, DAVID AND 
                                 THOMAS

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to 
honor the lives of Christopher Cramp and his beloved sons, David and 
Thomas, of Bristol Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a father and 
two sons bound by an unshakable love, and now mourned in the wake of an 
unfathomable tragedy.
  Mr. Speaker, Chris Cramp was a man who chose compassion not as an 
occasional act but as a daily calling. Across every corner of our 
community, he was known not only for what he did but for how he did it.
  With an unwavering commitment to lifting up those most in need, he 
was, in every sense of the word, a guardian of the vulnerable. To the 
homeless, to those struggling with mental health challenges, Chris was 
a lifeline. He met people in their lowest moments and helped them chart 
a path back to hope and dignity.
  Even in his final moments as Thomas struggled, Chris and his son, 
David, did what they have always done: They responded with love.
  In their courageous attempt to save him, they gave their own lives, a 
sacrifice that speaks to the very core of who they are as human beings.
  Mr. Speaker, the magnitude of this loss has reverberated throughout 
Bristol Borough and our entire Bucks County community and far beyond. 
May we remember Chris for how he lived with open hands, an open heart, 
and a tireless devotion to the forgotten and to the unseen.
  Today, Mr. Speaker, let us lift up the Cramp family in our prayers 
and let us commit to carrying forward Chris' legacy: to serve with 
compassion, to love without condition, and to never turn away from 
those who need us most.

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