[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 18061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      REMEMBERING VICTIMS OF NEW YORK'S DERAILMENT ON METRO-NORTH

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of my 
constituent, James Ferrari of Montrose, New York, one of the four 
individuals who lost their lives in Sunday morning's tragedy. Mr. 
Ferrari leaves behind a wife, a 20-year-old daughter, and extended 
family. My thoughts and prayers are with them during this time of pain 
and grief.
  For the last 10 years, Mr. Ferrari commuted 6 days a week into the 
city to his job as a building supervisor. He was a hardworking New 
Yorker, totally devoted to his family.
  His friend and neighbor told me that he did everything for his 
family. Now his wife, who is still in shock, and daughter are trying to 
put all the pieces of their lives together.
  Now Congress must do its part to honor all the crash victims by 
advancing solutions that prevent tragedies like this one from ever 
happening again.

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