[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 16, 1994]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO JUDGE MYRON WHALS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on Sunday, March 20, 1994, Orchestra Hall 
in Detroit, MI will resonate with the sounds of three jazz greats, 
Lionel Hampton, Dorothy Donegan, and Joe Williams. This special concert 
was organized as a tribute to Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Myron 
``Mike'' Wahls, a truly fine jazz pianist in his own right.
  Mike Wahls is special, admired for his hard work on the bench and in 
the community. He is being honored for that devotion to the law and his 
community, and for his courage, determination, and good humor in the 
face of adversity. Mike is waging a battle against a serious illness, 
but he is not spending a lot of time feeling sorry for himself. He goes 
about his business and lives his life with grace and dignity, and is a 
true role model and inspiration for others in how to live with 
strength, and dignity, and fulfillment.
  Mike Wahls has a wonderful family, a multitude of admiring friends 
and supportive peers. I am proud to join them all in paying tribute to 
him. And on Sunday, when he goes on stage at the end of the concert to 
jam with Hampton, Donegan, and Williams, Orchestra Hall will 
reverberate with the sounds of joyous music, and the audience will be 
smiling and laughing with Mike Wahls.

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