[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9817]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DAVID PETER THOMAS

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Saturday, April 12, 2003

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my condolences for a 
dear family friend, David Peter Thomas. David passed away unexpectedly 
on January 2, 2003, at the age of 28. I had the honor of knowing David 
and his family for many years. He was a devoted husband, son, brother, 
and grandson. Despite his young years, David had found a love of the 
law. He had attended UNLV School of Law for a year and then went on to 
the University of Utah, where he was in his last year of school. This 
past year David clerked at a local law firm, where he was to begin his 
career as a lawyer. David was also an avid skier and artist, which he 
inherited from his mother. He loved to spend his free time skiing, 
painting, or playing music. David was a beautiful person, a well-loved 
person who could brighten a stranger's day. His untimely death shall be 
regretted by all the people who knew David. To his family--his wife 
Natalie, his parents Peter and Nancy, his siblings Megan, Lindsey, and 
Adam, and his grandparents Monroe and Shirley, Parry and Peggy, I just 
want to say may he rest in peace. May God bless him.