[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E201]
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                        A TRIBUTE TO SANDY HUME

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                             HON. TOM DeLAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 1998

  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an energetic, 
intelligent and gifted young man who tragically died over the weekend.
  Sandy Hume was a rising star in the media world. An aggressive 
reporter, Sandy broke the biggest congressional story of the year in 
1997, regarding the frictions in the House Republican leadership. I 
didn't always agree with Sandy's conclusions, but his reporting was 
first class.
  I'll always remember Sandy, roaming the halls of the Congress, 
hanging out in the Speaker's lobby, getting insights from so many 
members of Congress. He had a gift for understanding the news business, 
and he had a knack for getting the story first.
  Sandy Hume represented the best of the younger generation. He worked 
hard, but he didn't let hard work upset his perspective. He had an 
innate sense of right and wrong, an abounding sense of fairness and a 
healthy skepticism of the political class that served him well as a 
reporter.
  Sandy's death is tragic. Our souls survive death, the Roman poet 
said, and we know that Sandy's soul lives on. But all of us who knew 
him will miss Sandy's spirit, his sense of humor, and his sense of 
mission.
  I want to extend my deepest condolences to his family, including 
Sandy's father Brit and his wife Kim, Sandy's mother Clare, and Sandy's 
sister, Virginia.

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