Political Quotes

“today I have the solemn duty of memorializing U.S. Navy PO2 Heidi Jo Friedman, a New Hampshire native who was tragically killed on April 12 at the age of 33. Petty Officer Friedman was serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush as an engineman, having transferred from Navy Operation Support Center Manchester in January. She entered the Navy in 2002, and previously served on the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross and in the Navy Reserve with Amphibious Construction Battalion Two Detachment 101. Heidi was born on June 28, 1981 to her father Robert, a retired Navy chief petty officer, and her mother Shari Murray. She graduated from Ledyard High School, in Ledyard, CT, and enjoyed volunteering as a mentor to children and with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation. Heidi was also a lifetime Girl Scout with a passion for rugby and traveling. To those who knew her, Heidi was a loving and caring friend--someone who touched people in a positive way. I know there are many who feel her absence deeply. Petty Officer Friedman is survived by her mother Shari L. Murray, her father and stepmother Robert B. and Laurie E. Friedman, her grandmother Arlene Canin, her brother Michael L. and wife Erin Friedman, three stepsisters: Jaime and wife Rochelle, Kara and Maria and fiancee Chris; three stepbrothers, Cito and fiancee Lyne, Quique and wife Amanda and Nolan; two nephews, Alexander and Ashton; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.…”