[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GOODBYE TO MIKE SYNAR

  (Mr. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, this morning at St. John's Church there was 
a memorial service for our departed colleague from Oklahoma, Mike 
Synar. As I listened to the deserving tributes paid to this remarkable 
public servant, I realized that death sometimes robs us of our last 
chance to say goodbye. So to my friend and colleague Mike Synar, I want 
to say goodbye one last time.
  I want to say, thank you, Mike, for reminding us what courage is all 
about. I want to say, thank you for reminding us that one person can 
make a difference. I want to say, thank you for reminding us that 
public service can be a noble calling. I want to say, thank you, Mike, 
for your genuine compassion and caring for your fellow human beings. 
And I want you to know that like the statue of your fellow Oklahoman, 
Will Rogers, which watches over this House just outside the doors of 
this Chamber, your spirit, the courageous spirit of Mike Synar, will 
forever hover over this House to remind each of us that courage and 
compassion and acting out of conscience are noble human traits.
  Goodbye, my friend. We will miss you, but never forget you.

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