Personal Explanation (Cong. Rec., June 4, 2020)

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A page of the Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, dated June 4, 2020, at page E516, with several tributes and a personal explanation. Mr. Thompson of Mississippi honors Dr. Foluso Fakorede, a cardiologist who grew up in Nigeria and founded Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi. Mrs. Brooks of Indiana explains that she missed roll call votes 113 through 115, including the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, and how she would have voted. Ms. Eshoo marks the retirement of David Waksberg, CEO of the Bureau of Jewish Education, Mr. Swalwell remembers a community volunteer whose 13-year-old daughter went missing in 1989, and Mr. Griffith honors Ray Lee Wood of Wood Brothers Racing, who died May 6, 2020 at the age of 92.

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E516 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 4, 2020
be felt in Indian River County for generations Ray Lee Wood was born in Patrick County after she and her family settled in my home-
to come. on December 14, 1927. He served in the town of Dublin in 1978; however, it was when
f Army after World War II. In the early 1950s, unimaginable tragedy struck the family that
he joined his brothers Glenn, Clay, Delano Maddi’s spirit of service galvanized around a
HONORING FOLUSO FAKOREDE, MD and Leonard in forming the team that still cause. Ilene, Maddi and Mike’s 13 year-old
bears their name. They famously worked on daughter, went missing on a walk home from
HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON their cars in the shade of a beech tree on the middle school on January 30, 1989.
OF MISSISSIPPI family’s property, using its limbs to help pull From that moment forward, Maddi garnered
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES engines with a chain hoist. Ray Lee was re- the strength to turn her grief into action, moti-
sponsible for maintaining the Fords the team vation, and inspiration for others. She partici-
Thursday, June 4, 2020
raced and changing the front tires, not driving, pated in fund raisers, did television appear-
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam although Leonard recalled a day in 1958 when ances, and organized on behalf of her daugh-
Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Foluso Ray Lee hit 142 miles per hour on the meas- ter and other families navigating the same
Fakorede. ured mile at Daytona Beach. trauma and trying to bring missing children
Dr. Fakorede grew up in Nigeria and immi- During Mr. Wood’s time with the team, it home.
grated to America as a young man. He re- won at the 1963 Daytona 500, the 1965 Indi- While Ilene’s disappearance remains un-
ceived his medical degree from UMDNJ-Rob- anapolis 500, and the 1965 American 500 at solved, Maddi’s efforts to keep her daughter’s
ert Wood Johnson Medical School in Camden, North Carolina Speedway. At Daytona and In- spirit alive in our community continued with an
New Jersey where he also completed his in- dianapolis, he made the call after checking the annual candlelit walk along the route that Ilene
ternship and residency in internal medicine at tires to continue driving rather than changing walked home from school each day.
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Hospital. them, contributing to the victories. Her efforts to better her community did not
He returned to New Jersey to complete his fel- At the 1965 Indianapolis 500, Mr. Wood go unnoticed. After years of faithful service to
lowship in cardiology, interventional cardi- also decided that the season would be his her community, she was appointed to fill a va-
ology, and endovascular intervention at Coo- last. After the season ended at Rockingham cant seat on the board of the Dublin San
per University Hospital—Camden, New Jer- with the victory at the American 500, he went Ramon Services District to which she later
sey. home to Stuart. While still following the sport won election, served on a multitude of commit-
Dr. Fakorede was honored with the distinc- and supporting his brothers who continued tees, and served as president of the board.
tion of Chief Cardiology Fellow. He specializes racing, he never attended another NASCAR Maddi and her family have resided in the
in preventative cardiovascular management, race. Instead, he filled his life with his church, heart of our community since they arrived. We
woman’s heart health and catheter-based pro- Pentecostal Holiness, and his garden, where are grateful for her unwavering spirit of hope
cedural focus in coronary atherosclerosis dis- he grew flowers, tended to his honeybees, that continues to inspire She is survived by
ease (CAD) and peripheral atherosclerosis and kept goldfish. her husband, sons Brian and Robert, two
disease (PAD). He has advanced technical I offer my condolences to Ray Lee Wood’s granddaughters, Maddie and Lauren, and her
skills in limb salvage (preventing amputations) loved ones on their loss. brother, Stephan Abramson.
and utilizes advanced minimally invasive tech- f f
niques in treating patients with peripheral arte-
rial disease. He is also a key opinion leader in PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF DAVID
the treatment algorithm of peripheral arterial WAKSBERG
disease using various access techniques, HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS
atherectomy, balloons and stents. OF INDIANA HON. ANNA G. ESHOO
In 2015, Dr. Fakorede started Cardio- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
vascular Solutions of Central Mississippi with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
a mission to educate and provide access qual- Thursday, June 4, 2020
ity health care for Mississippians living in rural Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, Thursday, June 4, 2020
areas. He has become a national voice in the I was not present for the following roll call Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, David
fight on the impact of health disparity in under- votes. Had I been present for them, I would Waksberg became CEO of the Bureau of Jew-
served communities. have voted as follows: Roll Call 113—H.R. ish Education in 2007, and retires on
Dr. Fakorede has offered tremendous serv- 6782, TRUTH Act—NAY; Roll Call 114—H.R. June 30, 2020, from his leadership of what
ice to those suffering from diabetes and has 7010 Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility is now Jewish LearningWorks. During his well-
worked diligently towards preventing the need Act—YEA; and Roll Call 115—Motion to Go to earned retirement he will spend more time
for amputation. Conference on H.R. 6172, USA Freedom Re- with his wife and three adult children, and he
In Bolivar County, MS, Dr. Fakorede has authorization Act—YEA. plans to write and participate in political and
seen more than 10,000 cardiovascular pa- f environmental activism.
tients from around the Delta. Since 2015, he David Waksberg’s leadership of Jewish
has performed nearly 500 angiograms annu- REMEMBERING MADELYNE LearningWorks can only be called extraor-
ally. Between 2014 and 2017, Bolivar Medical ‘‘MADDI’’ MISCHELOFF dinary. He is hailed by many as a great nego-
Center recorded that major amputations had tiator, intentional listener and a collaborator
fallen by 75 percent. HON. ERIC SWALWELL who respects and honors the opinions of oth-
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join OF CALIFORNIA ers. During his tenure he helped renew syna-
me in recognizing Dr. Foluso Fakorede for his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gogue schools and brought in new ideas for
dedication in being a remarkable doctor and teaching. He expanded family learning pro-
Thursday, June 4, 2020 grams, created greater opportunities for chil-
servicing the Mississippi Delta.
f Mr. SWALWELL of California. Madam dren with special needs, and initiated policy
Speaker, I rise to recognize the life of changes at synagogues and day schools
HONORING RAY LEE WOOD Madelyne ‘‘Maddi’’ Mischeloff, on the occasion which were all designed to make everyone
of her passing after a two year long battle with welcome.
HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH cancer on Saturday, April 11, 2020. David formerly served as the Executive Di-
OF VIRGINIA Maddi was a native of Neptune, New Jersey rector of the Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and a student of biology and medical tech- where he created programs that connected
nology at American University in Washington, Bay Area Jews with those in the Soviet Union.
Thursday, June 4, 2020 DC. She met her husband, Mike, while both He developed excellent relationships with the

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise in were spending spring break in California. They Bay Area Congressional Delegation and was a
honor of Ray Lee Wood of Stuart, Virginia. Mr. remained in touch and were married in 1971. strong advocate for refuseniks and for the So-
Wood passed away on May 6, 2020, at the Thereafter they moved to Nebraska where viet Jews who came to the Bay Area after the
age of 92. As one of the founding members of their three children were born before settling in collapse of the USSR. Between his two posi-
Wood Brothers Racing, Mr. Wood helped the Bay Area. tions with Jewish agencies, David worked at a
launch a storied team and competed in some Maddi was a serial volunteer and could fre- high-tech company, but his heart was always
of its signature victories. quently be found working at community events with service to the Jewish community.

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