[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H3330-H3331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF DARREN FOXWELL

  (Ms. ELFRETH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ELFRETH. Mr. Speaker, last month, Maryland lost a son, brother, 
grandson, teammate, mentor, and friend, Darren Foxwell, far too early.
  Darren grew up playing Little League and working as a camp counselor 
at the YMCA. He had just graduated from Easton High School, ready to 
start college and take the first steps in his beautifully bright future 
this fall.

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  At just 18, he was already described by his peers as kind when no one 
was watching and with maturity and wisdom beyond his years. Yet, on an 
early Tuesday morning in June, the world lost Darren in a tragic car 
accident.
  Darren's family has asked me to extend their heartfelt gratitude to 
the first responders on Maryland's Eastern Shore and the nurses and 
doctors at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, who, they 
described, ``treated him with urgency and dignity, and cared for us 
like family . . . even when they knew he wasn't going to make it.''
  I add my gratitude to the best-in-the-world trauma system and its 
passionate team for their tireless work to save Darren's life, just as 
they work tirelessly to save the lives of thousands of patients every 
year, bringing that same compassion, urgency, and tenacity to heal 
those facing the worst emergencies imaginable.
  May we carry Darren's loved ones--his sister, Colleen; his parents, 
Kerry and Len; his grandparents; and his teammates and friends--in our 
hearts.

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