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October 24, 2001 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 20639 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS UNITING AND STRENGTHENING as an Assistant Coach at Barr Street High Louis County. Steve Mossotti, Joe Schmidt AMERICA BY PROVIDING APPRO- School in Lancaster. He then moved on to be- and Dave Waser each have, more than 20 PRIATE TOOLS REQUIRED TO come Head Coach at Granard High School in years firefighting experience and service to INTERCEPT AND OBSTRUCT TER- Gaffney, compiling a 65–7–2 record and win- our community and, in addition, are members RORISM (USA PATRIOT) ACT OF ning three consecutive Class AAA state cham- of the Missouri Urban Search and Rescue 2001 pionships from 1964–1966. Task Force 1. The Task Force consists of Jeffries began his collegiate career in 1968 highly motivated and expertly trained search, SPEECH OF at North Carolina A & T as an assistant under medical, rescue and technical specialists and HON. JERROLD NADLER Hornsby Howell. He later coached under are utilized as resources to local communities OF NEW YORK Johnny Majors at the University of Pittsburgh and work directly for the local fire department before returning to his alma mater, South IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commanders. Carolina State for his first collegiate head Messrs. Mossotti, Schmidt and Waser were Tuesday, October 23, 2001 coaching position in 1973. He turned a floun- part of the first Task Force groups to arrive at Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to make a dering program around, going 50–13–4 in six ‘‘Ground Zero’’ in New York City. They de- clarification to ensure that the legislative lan- seasons, before leaving for Wichita State parted Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri guage of the bill reflects the reality of tech- where he became the first black Head Coach shortly before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, September nology today and will not affect the status of at a Division I school. Five-years after making 11, 2001, as part of the Federal Emergency pending civil actions brought under Section his historic trek at Wichita State, Jeffries re- Management response to the terrorist attack 1030. We need to encourage our businesses turned to the NIEAC in 1984 as Head Coach at the World Trade Center. Their acts of her- to protect their information and computer sys- at Howard University. Jeffries returned home oism over an intense and very dangerous tems with redundant systems, and we must be to South Carolina State for a second tenure in eight-day period at Ground Zero are so im- careful not to limit legal protection to only one 1989. pressive that it would be easy to overlook the computer when an entire network may be af- Apart from his enviable record, six MEAC ti- men behind these acts. They were not fear- fected. tles, and two Black National Football cham- less but, in spite of fear, acted in a selfless As I understand the bill, the parenthetical in pionships, Jeffries has earned the love and re- and courageous manner under unimaginable 1030(a)(5)(B)(i) is not meant to change current spect of many in South Carolina as a teacher conditions, searching for victims of the attack law or inhibit the ability of a corporate Section and mentor to countless young men and and for the rescuers who lost their lives in the 1030 plaintiff to base a claim upon loss in- women. In addition, Coach Jeffries has con- line of duty. This is the mark of a true hero. curred in connection with a database that is tributed to the development of many young These men belong to a very special group, run from more than one server or other com- men who earn a college degree, as South and the memories unique to their experience puter. In light of the interest in greater Internet Carolina State graduates 70 percent of its at Ground Zero will remain with them all their security that is demonstrated by this legisla- football players, more than any other histori- lives. They will never forget those who paid tion, and the need for data and server redun- cally black college and university. Jeffries has the ultimate price. I pray that we will never for- dancy, which minimize potential risks to data produced a multitude of players who have dis- get the profound debt of gratitude we owe to integrity, such system redundancy is very im- tinguished themselves in the professional them, and to all who responded by giving their portant. The section amending 18 U.S.C. 1030 ranks including Robert Porcher, Harry Carson, best in this time of the Nation’s great need. should not be read to undermine the current Donnie Shell, and Charlie Brown. Jeffries has Their acts of bravery and their commitment to state of the law or the goals behind data and coached against some of the game’s legends the Nation and to their fellow men exemplify system redundancy. such as Bear Bryant and Eddie Robinson. the highest and best tradition of fire and res- f The word legend hardly speaks for what cue workers everywhere. We owe Steve Willie Jeffries has done for South Carolina and Mossotti, Joe Schmidt and Dave Waser our TRIBUTE TO MR. WILLIE JEFFRIES South Carolina State University. He is a trail- most profound gratitude. blazer; a man who set the stage for many Now that they are safely home in Missouri, HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN black men and inspired them to do many I join the residents of Garden Villas South in OF SOUTH CAROLINA things—mainly coach. If a man’s worth is paying them special tribute at this ceremony IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES judged by the number of people he’s touched, today, Saturday, October 27, 2001. Gentle- Wednesday, October 24, 2001 then Coach Jeffries has indeed lived a wealthy men, we as a nation commend you again, and life. Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring thank you for your selfless courage. You have Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to a good friend and loyal supporter Coach Willie made us proud. ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute Jeffries, for his many years of hard work, out- f to Mr. Willie Jeffries, who is retiring after 42 standing leadership, and service as a role years of coaching, including 19 seasons at my model to South Carolina, South Carolina State TRIBUTE TO VITILAS ‘‘VETO’’ alma mater as head coach of the South Caro- and the nation. REID lina State University Bulldogs. f ‘‘Jeff,’’ the winningest football coach in HON. WM. LACY CLAY South Carolina State’s 105-year history and TRIBUTE TO FIREFIGHTERS FROM OF MISSOURI owner of more Mid-Eastern Atlantic Con- MEHLVILLE FIRE PROTECTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ference (MEAC) victories than any other DISTRICT IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY coach is already enshrined in the South Caro- Wednesday, October 24, 2001 lina, South Carolina State University, and HON. RICHARD A. GEPHARDT Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and MEAC halls of fame. That’s very impressive OF MISSOURI offer my congratulations to Vitilas ‘‘Veto’’ Reid for a kid from Union, South Carolina who ma- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on his recent retirement from the U.S. Postal triculated—a word he would claim not to know Service after fifty years of service. During his the meaning of—at South Carolina State in Wednesday, October 24, 2001 half century of distinguished service, Mr. Reid the late 1950’s to earn a civil engineering de- Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today held several management positions, including gree. Just months after graduating from South to pay tribute to three brave firefighters from Postmaster of the St. Charles, Missouri post Carolina State in 1960, Jeffries began working the Mehlville Fire Protection District in St. office. ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:26 Apr 25, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR01\E24OC1.000 E24OC1.