[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4356-4357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING PHILIP WOOD

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, last weekend 239 passengers on a Malaysian 
airplane were lost. As of this morning, I don't think we yet know their 
fate. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, one of those residents 
used to

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call Keller, Texas, home. I want to share with the body what his family 
had put out as a public statement:

       Philip Wood was a man of God, a man of honor and integrity. 
     His word was gold. Incredibly generous, creative, and 
     intelligent, Phil cared about people, his family, and above 
     all, Christ. Though our hearts are hurting, we know so many 
     families around the world are affected, just as much as us, 
     by this terrible tragedy. We ask for your prayers, not only 
     for ourselves but for all involved during this difficult 
     time.
       As a family, we are sticking together through Christ to get 
     through this. Thank you for your understanding.

  Words I think we can all take to heart while we ponder the fate of 
those individuals lost on that plane.

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