[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         TRIBUTE TO THE LATE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, BILL EMERSON

  (Mr. SKELTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my friend 
Bill Emerson, who died Saturday night at the Bethesda Naval Hospital.
  Bill was a truly outstanding legislator who was a great credit to 
Missouri and to our Nation. He made public service his life. He 
reflected all that is good in the political arena. Although he was of 
one political party and I of another, this fact never interfered with 
our friendship.
  He stood by his principles and fought hard, but political differences 
never became personal with him.
  He was a person filled with honor, one whose word was good. He 
reflected the people in his district. He was so proud of Missouri. He 
was also so very proud of his alma mater, Westminster College in 
Fulton, MO.
  The country lost an excellent Congressman, Missouri lost an excellent 
Representative, and I lost a warm friend.
  I know that all of my colleagues join me in extending condolences to 
his wife, Jo Ann, and to his daughters Elizabeth, Abigail, Victoria, 
and Katharine.

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