[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2209-2210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TEAM VERMILLION'S EFFORTS TO BEAT LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA ARE A FITTING 
                      TRIBUTE TO STEVE VERMILLION

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the legacy 
of a dear friend and long-time public servant, Steve Vermillion, who 
passed away in 2012 from acute myeloid leukemia.
  Steve began his career here in the House in 1986, working for 
colleagues like Jim Sensenbrenner and Lincoln Diaz-Balart. He was a 
strong defender of democracy and human rights, especially when it came 
to U.S. policy toward Cuba, and he helped cofound the Congressional 
Hispanic Leadership Institute.
  Team Vermillion, led by his son Joe, has committed to raising funds 
to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through February 27. Team 
Vermillion's efforts are a fitting tribute to a good man who sought to 
help lift others throughout his life.

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  Steve, you are greatly missed, but you will never be forgotten.

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