[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12310]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        A TRIBUTE TO PACE WEBER

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to the 
memory of Pace Weber, a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet who lost his life 
in a tragic airplane crash while on a routine flight lesson at the 
academy in Colorado Springs, CO, on June 25, 1997.
  Since Pace's death, not one day goes by when he does not enter the 
thoughts of the family and friends he left behind, especially his 
former classmates at Palmer Trinity and fellow cadets at the academy. 
Pace was well known for his good nature and kindness. His friends knew 
him as someone who thought of others before himself. He was always 
looking out for his classmates and was known to take a special interest 
in helping those having a difficult time.
  Pace is remembered by those that cared for him as a young man full of 
desire and determination. He worked diligently to make his life-long 
dream of becoming a pilot for the U.S. Air Force a reality. Although 
Pace did not accomplish his goal, he did spend three rewarding years at 
the academy learning to fly and made friends with fellow cadets who 
shared the same ambitions and experienced the same happiness that 
flying brought him.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering young Pace Weber and, 
also, to support my efforts in finding out exactly what caused Pace's 
airplane to go down. Our thoughts and prayers go to his family and 
friends.

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