[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S15971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE LIFE OF BRIAN HOWELL

 Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to a friend 
who lived his life in the service of his community and his family.
  Brian Howell was a committed journalist, and his activities reached 
far beyond reporting and editing. He wrote eloquently about the 
importance of honest government, and voiced outrage when news broke of 
political corruption in Wisconsin's State legislature.
  Brian worked his way to become editor of Madison Magazine, a position 
he took after serving as features editor of the Wisconsin State 
Journal.
  Brian Howell's dedication extended to the University of Wisconsin-
Madison, where he taught a course on public campaigns and publicity. 
Shortly after the attacks of September 11, Brian worked closely with 
students to publish an issue of their student magazine that captured 
the circumstances, changes, and emotions surrounding the attacks. 
Always eager to engage young writers, Brian knew the power of good 
journalism.
  Brian's voice remained strong, even into his last days. He wrote 
openly about his disease, lung cancer. In calling for increased 
research about the disease, Howell knew that despite lung cancer's 
stigma and common association with tobacco, its sufferers deserved the 
same scientific dedication that other patients received.
  Right before he passed, Brian received by telephone the UW-Madison 
journalism school's Director's Award for Distinguished Service to 
Journalism. He greatly deserved this high honor.
  My wife Mary and I will truly miss Brian. He was a friend of ours for 
many years and my wife had the distinct pleasure of working with him at 
Madison Magazine. His friendship is something we will always treasure 
and hold close to our hearts.
  Brian's death is a great loss to the Madison community and to 
Wisconsin as a whole. I am saddened by his passing and join in honoring 
his achievements. I know that he will live on through all that he 
accomplished, and through everything that he taught those of us 
fortunate enough to call him a friend.

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