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1998CRE878C TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW CWIKLA

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Archive-Name: gov/us/fed/congress/record/1998/may/18/1998CRE878C
[Congressional Record: May 18, 1998 (Extensions)]
[Page E878]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr18my98-19]


TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW CWIKLA

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HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

of michigan

in the house of representatives

Monday, May 18, 1998

Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, on January 1, 1998 the town of Mt. Clemens,
Michigan lost a resident who in just sixteen short years made a great
impact on the community. On New Years Day, Matthew Cwikla went to his
room to finish his homework before watching the Rose Bowl game. His
family found him a short time later. Matt died suddenly from Viral
Myocarditis, a rare virus which attacks the heart muscle. In the time
following Matt's death, his family was joined by more than 1500 people
offering their support and condolences.
Matt was an extremely special young man who affected all who knew
him. He was president of his junior class at Mt. Clemens High School
and a member of the National Honor Society and the Varsity Tennis Team.
Matt was also a manager of the student run record store, Downtown
Sound, in Mt. Clemens where I had the opportunity to meet and come to
know him. He was extremely professional and kind and made a lasting
impression on me.
I also had the chance to work with Matt last summer when he
participated in my district's Congressional Student Leadership Summit
where students from across the district come together to participate in
a mock session of Congress. This summit brings out some of the best and
brightest students in my district and Matt was certainly one of them.
In Matt's memory, the Cwikla family has established the Matthew J.
Cwikla Memorial Scholarship to financially assist other bright stars
from Mt. Clemens High School. To Matthew's parents, John and Cynthia;
his sisters, Julie and Katherine; and all of his friends and family,
Matthew was a special person who will never be forgotten. So many of us
consider ourselves fortunate to have crossed his path.

____________________


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