[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 18, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H5541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN MEMORY OF FORMER NEVADA CONGRESSMAN DAVID GILMER TOWELL

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of, and 
announce the death of, former Nevada Congressman David Gilmer Towell, 
who lost his fight with cancer this past week.
  Congressman Towell dedicated his life to both national and local 
politics from a very early age. In 1966, he founded the Douglas County 
Young Republicans; and within 4 years, he became the chairman of the 
Douglas County Republican Central Committee; and in 1972, he defeated a 
10-year incumbent and was elected as Nevada's only Member of the House 
of Representatives.
  In Congress, he would serve the people of Nevada with great 
distinction. He believed that government should be held accountable for 
a balanced budget and responsible to spending, those ideals which all 
of us in this House continue to echo and support 25 years later.
  I extend my sympathies to his family and friends as we join together 
in mourning the loss of this valuable member of our community. His 
leadership of Nevada and of our country will serve as his legacy, and 
he will be remembered for years to come.

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