Extensions of Remarks E1041 HON. JOHN JOYCE HON. BRYAN STEIL HON. MIKE LEVIN HON. MARCY KAPTUR
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November 17, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1041 and children affected by the opioids crisis also Chief Warrant Officer Garza lost his life erans’ Affairs Committee, I will look to Chap- are not receiving the care they need. when his helicopter crashed off the coast of lain Walker as an exemplary model of what it That’s why it is so important to pass the Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on November 12, means to serve our veterans with reverence Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act. The Easy 2020. Garza was a true patriot who humbly and resolve. I am deeply grateful for Chaplain MAT for Opioid Addiction Act requires the served our country. On Garza’s flight helmet, Walker’s continued service to our veterans, Drug Enforcement Agency to revise regula- he wore Wisconsin and Texas state flags to and I am proud to recognize him as my Con- tions to allow a practitioner to administer up to represent his family. A fellow soldier said that stituent of the Month. a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an indi- Garza made everyone around him better. f vidual at one time for purposes of relieving Garza is remembered by those who knew him acute withdrawal symptoms while the indi- as being smart, motivated, charismatic, and REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF vidual awaits arrangements for narcotic treat- someone who loved our country. DAVID L. SPANGLER ment. This will reduce unnecessary medical Our nation will be forever grateful for Chief visits and increase access to a safe and im- Warrant Officer Garza’s sacrifice. On behalf of HON. MARCY KAPTUR portant treatment. Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, I OF OHIO H.R. 2466, the State Opioid Response thank Chief Warrant Officer Garza for his serv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Grant Authorization Act authorizes $1.5 billion ice. We will never forget Chief Warrant Officer Tuesday, November 17, 2020 per year through grants to help states and trib- Garza’s sacrifice. My prayers are with his fam- al organizations build out their responses to ily, his children, and friends. Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the legacy of an honored veteran, the opioid crisis through provision of additional f treatment beds, hiring the workforce nec- an intense advocate for environmentalism, a essary to expand treatment and recovery op- RECOGNIZING CHAPLAIN WILLIAM beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, tions, bridging gaps identified in systems of E. WALKER SENIOR AS CON- and an installation on our Great Lakes, David care, and supporting robust prevention cam- STITUENT OF THE MONTH L. Spangler. paigns. Born in Defiance, OH, David created a story These are common sense bills that will save HON. MIKE LEVIN for himself of valor, service, family, and inten- lives and I urge all my colleagues to support OF CALIFORNIA tional advocacy. After honorable service in the these bills. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. Army, where he received a Purple Heart f as well as a Bronze Star, he became a career Tuesday, November 17, 2020 operations manager at Johns-Manville for 37 IN HONOR OF SAMUEL D. PRICE Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, I years. After his retirement he pursued his love am honored to recognize Chaplain William E. of his second home, Lake Erie, in licensing a HON. JOHN JOYCE Walker Senior, Post Chaplain of Oceanside fishing charter boat in Lake Erie’s Western OF PENNSYLVANIA Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Basin. After 27 years on the Lake, he is rec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Post I 0577 and Disabled American Veterans ognized as the fiercest advocate for the health Tuesday, November 17, 2020 (DAV) Tri-Cities Chapter 95, as my Con- and sustainability of the water he loved so. stituent of the Month. A true American patriot, David filled an extremely imperative role in Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speak- after returning from serving in the United his community. He instilled tangible first-hand er, I rise today to honor Samuel D. Price of States Marine Corps (USMC) from l976 to experience in his advocacy and leadership Huntingdon County for his service in the 1988 and receiving the Combat Action Ribbon around the needs of Lake Erie and the Great United States Marine Corps. Samuel is an out- for his service in Saigon, Vietnam, Comrade Lakes in general. He held several leadership standing Pennsylvanian, and I am grateful for Walker worked at Marine Corps Community positions in advocacy and collective groups his service to our nation, the Commonwealth Services (MCCS) for 15 years until his retire- such as Lake Erie Waterkeeper President as of Pennsylvania, and our community. ment. well as the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association In Pennsylvania and across the country, our Following his retirement and feeling that his Vice-President. The Lake community as well veterans have served and sacrificed for Ameri- service for this country wasn’t over, Chaplain as the health of the water and the future of cans’ freedom and our values. They answered Walker made himself a fierce ally and fighter fishing on the Lake have been forever the call to serve and fight for us—at a great for veterans throughout North County. Dedi- changed by his actions and candor in these cost. Truly, our veterans are the best of Amer- cated to his convictions and supporting his fel- groups. ica. low veterans, Chaplain Walker is especially David sparked conversations as well as im- In Congress, it is my privilege—and my re- known for visiting, calling, or helping wherever mense political change in his tenacity funneled sponsibility—to stand up for those who have he can for VFW and DAV comrades who are towards the quality of the water of Lake Erie served our country in uniform, as well as to in nursing homes, hospitals, rehab clinics, as well as curving the harmful algae plaguing recognize these brave Americans. As a nation, homebound, or in need of assistance. His the water’s fisherman and aquatic life. As a we are indebted to them. On behalf of the commitment to the ministry and duties of Great Lakes Ambassador, he continually set 13th Congressional District, I thank Samuel for Chaplain are beyond reproach, always there the standard for involvement in every level of his service to our nation and our community. to lend a hand, offer spiritual guidance, and operations in regard to Lake Erie. David was f prayer. renowned for his resolute defense of sustain- HONORING THE LIFE, SERVICE, Chaplain Walker’s service for local veterans ability coupled with tempered stature of under- AND SACRIFICE OF CHIEF WAR- groups in California’s 49th Congressional Dis- standing and mutual respect. He entered de- RANT OFFICER 3 DALLAS GARZA trict is commendable. During an especially dif- liberations and discussions grounding his ficult time for our country as the COVID–19 words in fact and science and opening ears HON. BRYAN STEIL pandemic swept through the nation and our and perspective to those around him. He community, Chaplain Walker continued to go stands in a class of his own, a practical, tire- OF WISCONSIN above and beyond in helping local veterans less, and effective champion of change. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and their families during a desperate time of David’s life and legacy has been enshrined Tuesday, November 17, 2020 need. Volunteering with the North County in his continued defense of the waters that he Mr. STEIL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Food Bank, Chaplain Walker loaded his car called home. His time spent in meetings, brief- remember the life, service, and sacrifice of with food and supplies to distribute to home- ings, conferences, and surely on his boat have Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Garza. Chief bound veterans and veteran’s widows strug- forever impacted the quality of the great Warrant Officer Garza grew up in Janesville gling from the financial effects of the pan- waters of Ohio’s most renowned body of fresh and attended Parker High School before mov- demic. water. He dedicated his adult life to pursuit of ing out of state. In order to properly celebrate Veterans Day, public service as well as set an example that It was Garza’s dream to fly Black Hawks for we must do more than offer our thanks and all future public servants, environmentalists, the U.S. Army. In 2005, Garza joined the appreciation. We need to fight for the support community members, Ohioans, and Americans Army, following the footsteps of his father and and resources that veterans have earned and should be inspired to follow. grandfather. Garza served in Iraq and Afghani- deserve, and that’s exactly what Chaplain David is survived by his beloved wife, Kath stan and was most recently assigned to a Walker does every single day. As long as I ‘‘Kady’’ Lerch, whom he married in 2007 as peacekeeping mission. have the privilege to serve on the House Vet- well as his sister Mary Engle and children; VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:51 Nov 18, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17NO8.019 E17NOPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with REMARKS E1042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 17, 2020 Jared Lerch, Nathan Lerch, Courtney Cochran RECOGNIZING MAYOR MARION Cynthia Wilbanks has decades of public and Melissa Lerch, and finally his three cher- GRAYSON service experience. She previously served as ished grandchildren. His vigilance on the lakes district director and Washtenaw County field as well as his love for family and his State will HON. JOHN R. CARTER representative for U.S. Rep.