[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF WALTER HOLDEN CAPPS

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                            HON. BILL LUTHER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 7, 1997

  Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Speaker, we all lost a friend last week with the 
passing of Representative Walter Capps. Walter's untimely death, coming 
without warning, reminds us of the fragility of life. Even though he 
was only here in the House for 10 months, Walter and I spent quite a 
bit of time together. Our committee assignments, Science, and 
International Relations, were identical and we also served together on 
the Science Subcommittees on Basic Research, and Space and Aeronautics. 
Walter's positive outlook, passion for service and tireless sense of 
humor helped make sometimes lengthy committee proceedings seem to go 
just a little quicker. I'm going to miss Walter Capps not just because 
he was a friend and a genuinely good guy but also because he was the 
kind of person we need more of in Congress. I am also a new person to 
this institution, having arrived here just 2 years before Walter and I 
know that he was committed to doing everything he could to change the 
public perception and the private reality of Congress. He was a 
reformer in the truest sense of the word--a person dedicated to making 
Government work better for our employers, the people. Our hearts and 
prayers go out to his wife Lois, his children Lisa, Todd, and Laura, 
and the people he represented. We know you'll miss him so much and we 
will too.

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