[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1485]
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                    RECOGNITION OF GEORGE E. SHIPLEY

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2003

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
achievements of Congressman George Edward Shipley.
  A Representative from Olney, Illinois, he served the United States 
Congress from January 3, 1959-Jauary 3, 1979. Congressman Shipley was a 
member of the Eighty-sixth Congress and served as a Democrat for the 
succeeding 9 Congresses. His diligent efforts as chairman of the 
Legislative Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and as a 
member of the committee's Public Works Subcommittee were of great value 
to the citizens of this Nation.
  Mr. Shipley helped secure a $1.2 million grant to help in the 
building of East Fork Lake in Richland County and he was known as a 
true representative of the people and a family man. It wasn't uncommon 
for him to bring his children out to Washington and let them see the 
political process up close. When he couldn't bring them out to 
Washington he seemed to always get home, even though the allowance for 
trips home wasn't as great as it is today. He realized that his first 
duty was to be a good father and he wanted to make sure he was there 
for his family.
  Congressman Shipley was born in Richland County near Olney, Illinois 
on April 21, 1927. He served as a private in the United States Marine 
Corps from 1944 through 1947, with service in the South Pacific. He 
went on to attend East Richland High School and graduated in 1950.
  Shipley then went on to become the chief deputy sheriff of Richland 
County, Illinois from 1950-1954 and then the sheriff from 1954-1958. He 
died on June 28, 2003 in Olney, IL. He is survived by his wife, Gloria 
Ann Shipley, their children, Lucinda Jane Lewis, George Edward 
``Buddy'' Shipley Jr., Mimi Fehrenbacher, Shawn Marie Dwyer, and Robb 
Edward Allen Shipley, and his seventeen grandchildren. His first great 
grandchild will be born in September. He was a great man who served his 
community, his state and his nation in many capacities and he will be 
truly missed.

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