[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 24, 1994]
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                  A TRIBUTE TO EDWARD ``POP'' STEWART

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 1994

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your attention and 
to the attention, of my colleagues here in the House, the life of a 
special man, one who was a fixture here in these Halls of Congress 
until his recent passing on Sunday, June 19, 1994. That man is Edward 
``Pop'' Stewart.
  Cheerful and ever-optimistic, ``Pop'' was an institution at the House 
of Representatives, where he worked as a banquet waiter for many years. 
He started his working career in the 1920's at the White House as a 
waiter. In the 1930's, he worked for the merchant marine and in various 
clubs. During the war years, he was a dedicated worker for Southern 
Railroad where he was a dining car steward, and in the 1950's, he 
worked at the old Burlington Hotel here in Washington as its service 
manager.
  ``Pop'' Stewart came to the House of Representatives in the early 
1960's, where he worked as a waiter in the Members' Dining Room. As the 
years passed, he would come to work in the House Office Building 
catering operation, where he was employed until the day he died at the 
age of 86.
  Edward ``Pop'' Stewart was born in Troy, NY, on September 12, 1907. 
During his lifetime, he was a member of the Pigskin Club of Washington, 
the Elks Club, the NAACP, and the AARP. Perhaps his most-loved 
association was as a senior Mason. He was the oldest living member of 
Lodge 20, Jefferson Lodge, in Charlottesville, VA, and had been a 
respected member for over 60 years.
  ``Pop'' leaves behind to mourn a sister, Juanita Stewart Hargrove; a 
daughter, Annie Harris; 8 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; 2 
great-great-grandchildren; and a host of loving and caring friends. He 
will be sorely missed by all those who had the pleasure of knowing him 
and hearing him say, ``You're the best!''

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