[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23305]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           CHRISTOPHER REEVE

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I would like to express my deep sorrow that 
many of my colleagues and many millions of Americans share over the 
loss of Christopher Reeve a remarkable individual who, as a result of a 
tragic paralyzing injury that he suffered while horseback riding, 
dedicated his last 10 years to making a positive difference. Rather 
than wallowing in his own misery and sorrow, he used those 10 years to 
inspire and change America in terms of our attitudes and perceptions 
about people with such serious injuries and disabilities. I know that 
we will miss him very much. We have admired him immensely for his 
courage and dedication.
  I express my condolences to his family. I wish to express the deep 
sorrow I feel over the loss of someone I knew not terribly well, yet 
someone I had the pleasure of meeting on a number of occasions.
  Some of my colleagues, particularly Senators Harkin and Kennedy, knew 
him better than I and may express their own views on the subject. It 
was a sad day for America to lose this courageous individual. I hope 
his message on a number of subject matters, not the least of which was 
stem cell research, will be heard and that his memory and the work he 
was engaged in will be our work in the coming years.

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