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| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2018 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | DAWSON, YOU ARE SO AWESOME, YOU ARE SO DAWSOME, AS CAN BE! IN HONOR OF DAWSON COX AND HIS COURAGE AND HIS BATTLE | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E2018 | E2018 | [{"name": "Jeff Fortenberry", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. E2018 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2018] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DAWSON, YOU ARE SO AWESOME, YOU ARE SO DAWSOME, AS CAN BE! IN HONOR OF DAWSON COX AND HIS COURAGE AND HIS BATTLE _____ HON. JEFF FORTENBERRY of nebraska in the house of representatives Monday, December 31, 2012 Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize one of Lincoln, Nebraska's most courageous sons, and one of my constituents, Dawson Cox. I had the honor to take him and his sisters Stevie and Nessa on the floor of the House during our vote, and spend time with him and his family. Dawson's Make A Wish, was to come to Washington D.C. and visit the new Dr. King Jr. Memorial, and to stand on the very spot where the I Have A Dream speech was given. Dr. King is his hero. And Dr. King would be proud of Dawson too for his courage! Dawson toured the Capitol, and met many members of Congress and one of the House's true Icon's John Lewis. Congressman Lewis, is the only surviving member left who spoke on that day. His new friend Bert, was so impressed with his courage and faith, and his spirit, that he penned this poem in his honor. Our prayers and our thoughts go out to Dawson and his family, during his most courageous battle. Dawson, You Are So Awesome, You Are So Dawsome, As Can Be! Dawson! You are so Awesome! You are so Dawsome! As Can Be! You're Major ``D''! For you are one of Nebraska's, most courageous of all sons so to be! Yea, you are a Husker! Who can so muster! The will and the courage, and the faith to so overcome! To Fight The Good Fight! As Thy Will Be Done! With all of your might! For inside of you, but shines such a light! For You are Major! You're Major ``D'', and yet your so young! And mini me, you so complete me! You see, because heroes come in all shapes and sizes, but it's all about what's within their hearts, that which so comprises . . . Of what they so can be! He's The Man! Even Washington has his initials DC, Dawson Cox understand! Because, In The Game of Life . . . Dawson, you are a winner so very bright! And if ever I had a son, I so wish that he could be like you this one! With that smile, that tells me all the while, that the heart of a champion so beats in this one! And when you walked on that House floor, they say the ratings on Cspan shot up so much more! That's because you are Major ``D''! And you are so Awesome Mr. Dawson can't you see! For you are as brave as can be, as any Navy, Air Force, Army, or United States Marine! Because, you and your families just like them and theirs, fight a war and the good fight continually! For you are all so much alike in so many ways! And yet Dawson, you are just a little boy! Who out of such heartache can still find so much joy! And yet, already so much you so understand! And what we could so learn from you, if we but so walked hand in hand! If Dr. King, is a King Among Men! Then, you Dawson . . . are but a Prince Among Children! For he's for MLK Jr., all the way Heroes, our children should not so have to be, but sometimes this is what our Lord has chosen for us to teach! To be inspired! To take and lift our hearts higher! To show us all that against all odds they never tire! All in their profiles of courage don't you see? And to remind us to hold our families close! To so remember what so but means the most! And to against all odds to always so believe! And, that is why . . . with tear in eye Dawson you so complete me! Dawson! You Are So Awesome! You Are So Dawsome! So Dawsome As Can Be! Because, it's with your heart you so run! On earth as it will be in Heaven, as Thy Will Be Done! And that smile, and that wit, and that mind, so very creative and so quick I'll carry with me every day! Because, you are my new best friend. . . Dawson, your Major ``D'' . . . And you are as Awesome as Awesome so can be! ____________________ |