[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18909]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROBERT SHAWN JOSLIN

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2007

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in 
remembering Robert Shawn Joslin, a young man whom I knew well as a 
volunteer on my political campaigns. I am deeply saddened to learn of 
his untimely death at the age of 26. Last Saturday, Shawn was murdered 
at the McDonald's restaurant where he worked.
  Shawn was a 2000 Lakewood High School graduate. He played the tuba in 
the Lakewood High School marching band. He loved sports, especially the 
Cleveland Cavaliers basketball and the Cleveland Indians baseball 
teams. He ushered at Indians games at Jacobs Field and got his 2 
nieces, Ashley and Alexianna, interested in baseball.
  For the last 4 years, he worked at McDonald's. For 2 years he worked 
at the restaurant in Westlake and for the last 2 years, he worked at 
the Lakewood McDonald's, closer to his home. He was up for a promotion 
before he was killed there.
  Since his high school years, Shawn was active in civic affairs. He 
was a tireless campaigner on behalf of myself and other candidates for 
public office in the Cleveland area. Shawn was always friendly and 
quick to greet people he knew from the campaigns or from his other 
activities in sports, music, school, or work. He had a positive 
attitude and an infectious smile. He had many friends and family 
members who loved him deeply.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me and Shawn's parents, 
family members, and many friends in mourning the loss of this positive 
young man.

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