[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
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                   TRIBUTE TO BRENDAN ANTHONY ROGERS

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2003

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, a most joyous occasion has taken 
place for me that I want to share with you and my friends.
  On December 23, 2002, my oldest son and his wife became the parents 
of my first grandson. Brendan Anthony Rogers became the only Rogers boy 
to be born in my parents' family and therefore the bearer of the name 
into the future. Brendan's parents, Anthony and Mindy, live in my 
hometown, Somerst, Kentucky.
  Brendan's grandmother, my first wife, Shirley, passed away in 1995. 
She would be very proud, as am I, of this handsome, lively little guy.
  Mr. Speaker, in the midst of the weighty issues with which we are 
faced in this body, my announcement of this bundle of joy is indeed a 
respite. However, for me, Brendan's arrival is, in itself, a weighty 
matter because he brings to me a sense of immortality, and I know all 
my colleagues can identify with that.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask of you and all our colleagues, that you join me in 
wishing to Brendan Anthony Rogers, as he embarks on life, Godspeed!

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