[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14585]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          MOURNING THE LOSS OF FORMER NBA STAR LORENZEN WRIGHT

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, yesterday in Memphis, Tennessee, a tragedy 
was discovered that has affected our city and its professional sports 
world, a great basketball player and Memphian, Lorenzen Wright, was 
found murdered.
  Lorenzen Wright was a 14-year NBA star who played 5 years with the 
Memphis Grizzlies, and before that, 2 years with the University of 
Memphis, taking our team to the Great Eight in Kansas City, and before 
that, in high school at Booker T. Washington.
  Lorenzen Wright was a family man. He was loved in Memphis, he was an 
outstanding citizen who cared about young people, he loved his 
children, and the city grieves for him today.
  It is a great loss to our city and to the basketball world. I miss 
Lorenzen Wright as a friend. I appreciate all he did for my city.

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