[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 112 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H6901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ANNOUNCEMENT OF PASSING OF ROBERT H. MOLLOHAN, FORMER MEMBER OF THE 
                        HOUSE FROM WEST VIRGINIA

  (Mr. RAHALL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, it is with a great deal of sorrow that I 
rise to announce to the body the passing of a former Member of the 
House of Representatives from West Virginia, Robert H. Mollohan.
  Bob Mollohan served the United States Senate early in his career as 
Clerk of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia from 1949 to 
1952. He was elected to this body in 1953, where he served until 1957, 
at which time he ran for governor of West Virginia.
  He returned to the House in the 91st Congress, serving from 1969 to 
1983 when he retired, and returned to the family insurance business in 
Fairmont, West Virginia.
  Bob Mollohan is the father of our distinguished colleague and dear 
friend, Alan B. Mollohan, who succeeded his father when he was first 
elected to fill his seat in 1982.
  Robert Mollohan served with distinction during his time in the House, 
working for the people of his Congressional District for 17 years. He 
was a compassionate and caring representative of his people, and a 
pillar of his community throughout his lifetime.
  Indeed, Mr. Speaker, it was not until he retired from this body that 
this corner back here became known as the Pennsylvania Corner. Prior to 
that, it was known only as the West Virginia Corner.
  He will be sorely missed by West Virginians who will remember his 
dedication, his compassion, and his thoughtful, caring nature. Robert 
Mollohan was greatly beloved by his people for his tireless efforts to 
bring quality and dignity to the lives of West Virginians, and for his 
deep personal commitment to making sure that their government served 
them well.
  But more, he will be missed by his family. Our thoughts and prayers 
go out to Mrs. Robert, Helen, Mollohan, who survives her husband, and 
to his son, Representative Alan B. Mollohan, his wife, Barbara, and 
children, and to other family members as they mourn the great loss of a 
husband, father, and grandfather, Robert H. Mollohan.

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