[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DARRENT DEMARCUS WILLIAMS OF FORT 
                              WORTH, TEXAS

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2008

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of 
Darrent ``Dee'' Williams and his legacy, the Darrent Williams 
Foundation.
  Darrent Williams, a constituent of TX-D26, was a Fort Worth native 
and O.D. Wyatt graduate who died tragically January 1, 2007. Though his 
most important roles were as son, father and role model to many, he was 
also a star NFL player for the Denver Broncos. With a magnanimous 
heart, a desire to excel and the fight in him to say to naysayers, 
``just watch me,'' Darrent took on the world.
  As a senior high school player, he was named 7-4A Defensive Most 
Valuable Player. During his career at Oklahoma State University, where 
he received full scholarship, he tied for first place all-time Division 
I-A in career interception returns for touchdowns. In 2005 he was 
selected by the Denver Broncos as 2nd Round pick for starting 
Cornerback and Punt Returner.
  At the age of 24, Darrent Williams' life was cut short. But through 
tragedy, a life-fulfilling purpose emerged. The Darrent Williams 
Foundation, which carries his namesake, will partner with a host of 
organizations to provide mentorship, counseling, tutoring, guidance, 
and athletic training and conditioning to youth ages 6 to 13. These 
services will be rendered with the overall goal to help ease life 
challenges and concerns regardless of ethnicity and socioeconomic 
background. As partners with Fort Worth Independent School District 
(FWISD), L. Clifford Davis and Morningside Elementary Schools have been 
chosen as inaugural recipients.
  Today, I join with the entire city of Fort Worth community in 
recognizing Darrent Williams' life and legacy.

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