[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 59 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING GARNER E. SHRIVER

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                            HON. TODD TIAHRT

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2003

  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great 
Kansan and a great American.
  Garner E. Shriver was born July 6, 1912 in the small Butler County 
town of Towanda. He attended public schools in Towanda and Wichita, and 
started an illustrious career of service to our nation by enlisting in 
the United States Navy following graduation from the University of 
Wichita and Washburn School of Law.
  Honorably discharged as an officer after three years in the Navy, Mr. 
Shriver served in the Kansas Legislature in both the House of 
Representatives and the State Senate. In 1960, he was elected to the 
U.S. House of Representatives by the people of the 4th District of 
Kansas, who re-elected him seven times. Congressman Shriver was a 
relentless advocate for the 4th District of Kansas, and worked 
tirelessly as a senior member of the powerful House Appropriations 
Committee on behalf of his constituents. During his 16 years in 
Congress, Garner became an influential voice on significant issues of 
the day, including health and education benefits for our Nation's 
veterans, and landmark civil rights legislation. He served on the 
committee that drafted the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  Although Mr. Shriver left the House in 1977, he didn't leave 
Congress. He moved over to the Senate and served as minority staff 
director and general counsel for the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee 
from 1977 to 1982, where he made a significant impact on his fellow 
veterans' lives. Mr. Shriver returned home to Wichita where he 
practiced law until his death, March 1, 1998. Garner Shriver is 
survived by his wife, Martha Jane, and three children David, Kay, and 
Linda. He also has seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
  Garner E. Shriver was a nobel public servant and served the people of 
the 4th District with distinction. I am honored to succeed him as the 
current 4th District Representative, and I am pleased to have an 
opportunity to honor his service to our nation by introducing 
legislation today that will designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service at 9350 East Corporate Hill Drive in Wichita, KS as the 
``Garner E. Shriver Post Office Building.''

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