[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOHN DURICKA

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, the Senate and all Americans lost a true 
professional yesterday. Veteran Associated Press photographer John 
Duricka died Monday at Arlington Hospital after long battle with 
cancer.
  The measure of John's professionalism and dedication is that he was 
on the job almost right up to the time of his death--doing what he 
loved and doing it wonderfully well.
  John's combination of mature demeanor and tough determination was a 
familiar face to all of us here in the Senate. He was a news 
photographer first--make no doubt about that.
  But he also respected the institution which he illustrated to the 
world every day with his pictures. Unlike the White House or the 
Federal agencies where photographers often are cordoned off from those 
they cover, the Congress shares its space with the media.
  John Duricka respected that unique relationship that we had with him 
and we returned that respect with our trust and appreciation for his 
talent.
  I want to express the Senate's sympathy to his son Darren, his 
daughter Tammy, and his mother Emily Duricka.
  All who treasure our freedoms of the press and free expression will 
miss his outstanding contributions to that end. We in the Senate will 
miss a respected friend. I yield the floor, Mr. President.

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