[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN MEMORY OF RAPHAEL ``RAFE'' SAGARIN

  (Ms. McSALLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McSALLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Dr. 
Raphael ``Rafe'' Sagarin, a world-renowned scientist and University of 
Arizona professor who died tragically a few weeks ago.
  Rafe was passionate about the world's oceans and applying the lessons 
of our natural world to solving modern challenges. He earned widespread 
recognition for theorizing that governments could learn national 
defense techniques by studying how animals adapt to threats they face 
in the wild.
  During his lifetime, Rafe authored three books and nearly two dozen 
scholarly articles and book chapters. At the time of his death, he was 
leading a University of Arizona project called Biosphere 2 that 
involved creating a functional model of the Gulf of California in the 
Sonoran Desert.
  I was fortunate enough to meet Rafe earlier this year and hear him 
describe with trademark enthusiasm his work studying adaptable security 
systems in southern Arizona. I am also currently reading his insightful 
book on the subject.
  Rafe will be missed by so many around the world, but his contagious 
spirit and groundbreaking contributions over many years will have 
lasting impacts.
  Rest in peace, Rafe.

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