[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING MATTHEW RUMENAPP

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to recognize a very 
special 7-year-old. He is none other than Matthew Rumenapp of 
Wynantskill, New York. Matty is one of two Winning Kids who have been 
designated and selected by the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New 
York to represent all children with epilepsy during the coming year.
  Matty is the son of Amy and Derrick Rumenapp. Their 7-year-old 
attends first grade at St. Jude the Apostle School in Wynantskill and 
was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was only 2\1/2\ years old.
  After 3 months of bravely battling the disease, Matty became seizure 
free and, to this day, remains so. His courage, positive attitude, and 
lively spirit gives strength to his schoolmates, his teachers, his 
sister, his parents, and me.
  This evening, I salute Matty's bravery and courage, as well as the 
strength of his entire family. As a Winning Kid, Matty will help others 
fight seizures and work to find a cure.

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