[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 58 (Thursday, April 10, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING MASTER SGT. ROBERT J. DOWDY

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 9, 2003

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor an American hero, 
Robert Dowdy, who lost his life during the conflict with Iraq. Master 
Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, was a native of Cleveland and a member of the 
507th Maintenance Company of Fort Bliss, Texas.
  First Sergeant Robert Dowdy was a loving son and devoted husband. A 
passionate distance runner, Robert placed second in a 10-kilometer run 
in el Paso, Texas, 2 years ago and contended in a 20-kilometer foot 
race over a mountain there in 1999.
  Robert Dowdy had been in the Army for 18 years and was 2 years from 
retirement. His older sibling, Jack Dowdy expressed on his brother's 
behalf that Robert Dowdy had been looking forward to retirement to 
spend more time with his wife and 14-year-old daughter.
  On behalf of the people of the 11th Congressional District and the 
United States Congress, I extend my heartfelt sympathy.

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