May 23, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 87 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN CELEBRATION OF PEG MYRICK

  (Ms. SPANBERGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SPANBERGER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to celebrate my friend, my 
constituent, and my role model, Peg Myrick. I celebrate Peg here on the 
floor of the House of Representatives because her life and her example 
is one I would like to share with you, my colleagues.
  Peg began her career as a teacher, reaching kids, impacting lives, 
but on Halloween 2016, Peg was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. With a 
life-changing terminal diagnosis, Peg committed herself to continuing 
her role as an educator, now acting as an ambassador for Fight 
Colorectal Cancer and educating others on the importance of screenings 
and understanding this disease.
  As she has battled for her life, she shares her exuberant positivity 
with everyone, and she demonstrates in her daily life what it is to 
live for the minute, what it is to show life and love to those around 
you--to her family, to her friends--and she demonstrates a lesson I 
think we should all learn from, which is that we are all in this 
together. Through her positivity and her friendship, she endeavors to 
lift up everyone around her.

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