[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 72 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4227-H4228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH OF BOB HOPE

  Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, I have the sad responsibility to tell you 
this afternoon that Bob Hope has passed away. For those people in 
uniform, from the early days of World War II through the Gulf War, no 
man or woman in uniform ever had a better friend than Bob Hope.
  Bob Hope always said he would never stop entertaining. He said that 
as long as he was able, ``I am not retiring until

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they carry me away,'' he said, ``and I will have a few routines on the 
way to the Big Dipper.''
  We will all miss him very much. As you know, we honored him just 
recently. For the first time in the history of this country, we made an 
honorary veteran. That took place in the rotunda of the Capitol. We are 
all going to miss him.
  Mr. BONIOR. I would add these comments to my friend from Arizona, 
that we are all saddened by his passing. He has provided so much joy 
and happiness to our planet, and to our servicemen and women in 
particular. He was a great American, a great world figure, and we thank 
him for the memories.

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