[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1202]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    IN MEMORY OF FLOYD CECEL COUGILL

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                           HON. GLENN POSHARD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 1995
  Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a very special man, 
Floyd Cecel Cougill, who passed away recently after a lifetime of 
helping the people of southern Illinois. It is with great sadness that 
I offer my condolences to his family, and say that Floyd's passing is a 
great loss to all who knew him.
  Floyd dedicated his life to helping the hard-working people of 
southern Illinois. At the young age of 13 Floyd started to work at the 
Metropolis Box Factory, and later he made his way to the Metropolis 
Bending Co. where he became a charter member of Local No. 1301 of the 
Laborers International Union of North America. In 1949, Floyd founded 
the Construction and General Laborers Local No. 1320 of the American 
Federation of Labor, and served as its business agent until his 
retirement in 1973. Even during his retirement Floyd remained active in 
the union by continuing to serve as an organizer for the Laborers 
International Union of North America.
  Mr. Speaker, Floyd's unquestionable personal integrity and honesty 
gained the respect of all who knew him. It is for this reason that 
people turned to him when they needed sound advice. It was for his 
unparalleled commitment to honesty that Southern Illinois University 
invited him to serve on a special panel that was designed to help find 
solutions to labor-management relations for the entire southern 
Illinois region. Floyd was always willing to help solve problems that 
the working people of southern Illinois face on a daily basis. His life 
was dedicated to helping ensure that these people had decent jobs and 
decent lives.
  Floyd's efforts to help the lives of working people will not be 
forgotten. The unions he helped found and the workers he helped to gain 
meaningful representation serve as a living monument to his work and 
dedication. Rarely in life is one person able to directly help the 
lives of countless individuals, but through Floyd's hard work, he was 
able to serve his neighbors in crucial ways. Mr. Speaker, I believe I 
speak for many when I say Floyd Cecel Cougill will truly be missed, but 
will always be remembered.


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