[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MATTHEW LA PORTE

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Matthew La Porte of Dumont, New Jersey who was tragically lost during 
the events at Virginia Tech on Monday, April 16, 2007.
  Matt was a sophomore at Virginia Tech and had already made quite a 
mark on campus. He was awarded an ROTC scholarship, was a member of the 
Corps of Cadets, played tenor drum in the Corps' Highty Tighties 
regimental band, and was part of the Air Force Special Operations 
Preparation Team.
  Before he began his education in Blacksburg, Matt graduated third in 
his class from Carson Long Military Institute in Pennsylvania. Aside 
from being an avid scholar, Matt was involved in numerous 
extracurriculars that ranged from drum and bugle corps to the baseball 
and soccer teams.
  At home in New Jersey, Matt worked as a lifeguard at the Cresskill 
Municipal Pool during the summer and is remembered by neighbors as a 
polite and humorous young man.
  I offer my deepest condolences to his parents, Barbara and Joseph La 
Porte, and his sister, Priscilla, and assure them that they are being 
remembered in our thoughts and prayers as we celebrate the impressive 
life of their son and brother, Matthew La Porte.

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