[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1768-E1769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF C.M. YONGUE OF HOUSTON

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                            HON. KEN BENTSEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 1997

  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of Mr. Green, Ms. Jackson-
Lee, and myself to honor the memory of a constituent and a valued and 
respected member of the Houston community, Mr. C.M. Yongue, who passed 
away on September 14, 1997. C.M. Yongue was a man who truly loved his 
community, and his dedication to his fellow working men and women won 
him admiration and respect across the city of Houston.
  Born on September 17, 1916, in Arcadia, FL, C.M. Yongue moved to 
Houston in 1976 and soon adopted it as his home. Mr. Yongue held 
degrees in journalism and printing from Marquette University and the 
Rochester Institute of Technology. He was an active citizen of the 
Houston community and a member of several civic clubs, The Metropolitan 
Organization, the Senior Senate, the Central Labor Council of the AFL-
CIO, and the Houston Typographical Union Local 87. He also served as an 
elected member of the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee for 
17 years, and on the Southeast Precinct Judges Council since its 
inception in 1984. He leaves a legacy of good work and grace that will 
be missed.
  I first came to know Mr. Yongue while serving as Chairman of the 
Harris County Democratic Party. Shortly after I took office, C.M., his 
sister Mildred Yongue and other members of Local 87 came to meet with 
me to underscore the importance of union print shops. C.M. pulled out a 
Democratic Party leaflet which had apparently been printed in a non-
union shop. C.M., Mildred and the others asked that, as Chairman of the 
Democratic Party, I see that it not happen again when a union shop 
could do the same job. C.M. was quite persistent and I agreed. But 
beyond his love for the union was his faith in democracy for all. He 
had an abiding commitment to making our political process work for all 
Americans and he worked tirelessly to encourage his fellow citizens to 
exercise their constitutional right to vote.

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  C.M. Yongue treated everyone in Houston as a family member, and now 
that family mourns his passing. As much as the community of Houston 
loved and respected Mr. Yongue, his sister Mildred has suffered an even 
greater loss. We share her grief as we mourn the passing of Mr. C.M. 
Yongue.

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