[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 50 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SECRETARY RON BROWN AND BARRY CONRAD

 Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I offer my heartfelt condolences and 
prayers to the family of Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and to all of the 
other families who have lost a loved one in this terrible tragedy.
  It is never easy to lose someone close to you. Yet I believe those 
that Commerce Secretary Brown left behind--his wife Alma, his daughter 
Tracey, and his son Michael--can be comforted and given strength by the 
knowledge that Ron Brown died doing what he loved: Representing the 
President as Commerce Secretary and serving America by promoting 
American economic interests abroad.
  Secretary Brown will be remembered for his commitment to our 
democracy, his charisma, and the enthusiasm with which he embraced new 
ideas and challenges. I will keep Alma, Tracey, Michael, and all others 
who are mourning this great loss, in my thoughts and prayers during 
their time of grief.
  I would also like to offer my condolences at this time to the family 
of Barry L. Conrad who was accompanying Secretary Brown on his trip to 
the Balkans. Mr. Conrad was the founder of the Barrington Group, a 
dynamic hotel company in Miami, and had previously headed Burger King's 
U.S. franchise operation.
  In addition to being a successful businessman, Mr. Conrad was a very 
prominent and well-respected member of the south Florida community. 
This is a great loss not only for the family and friends of Mr. Conrad 
but for the entire State of Florida.
  I am praying for the Conrad family, and all others who are mourning 
as a result of this tragedy.

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