[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1209-E1210]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MR. LARRY L. GRIMES

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 26, 2001

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of the late 
Mr. Larry L. Grimes, an outstanding citizen and dedicated community 
leader in southwest Indiana, but most importantly, a dear friend. I 
join his lovely wife, Nancy, and daughter, Cassie, in expressing our 
gratitude for his loyal service to the State of Indiana.
  Mr. Speaker, Larry Grimes left this earth in November of 2000, just 
hours after his overwhelming election to the Warrick Circuit Court in 
Warrick County, Indiana. His election was a fitting tribute to the 
Christian character and servant's attitude that animated his life.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce that this past Sunday, June 24, 
2001, the town of

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Newburgh, Indiana held a hose cutting ceremony to dedicate its new fire 
and EMS stations in the name of Former Fire Chief Larry Grimes.
  Mr. Speaker, it is written that a good name is more precious than 
rubies. The good people of Newburgh have put a good name on this new 
facility.
  Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask my colleagues to join me in paying 
tribute to this esteemed man and cherished friend who as a family man, 
an educator, an attorney and a fireman, made southwestern Indiana a 
better place for his having been there.

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