[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2012]
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                       IN MEMORY OF BARRY BOESCH

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Barry Evans 
Boesch, the 51-year-old executive editor of the Denton Record-
Chronicle, and longtime reporter and editor of the Dallas Morning News.
  Barry was born December 5, 1953. He was a graduate of Thomas 
Jefferson High School in Dallas and the University of Texas in Austin. 
In 1976, Barry began his newspaper career at the Corpus Christi Caller-
Times. Most of his nearly 30-year career was spent with the Dallas 
Morning News.
  In March, Barry was diagnosed with a brain tumor but he continued to 
work until the summer, when radiation and chemotherapy treatments began 
taking their toll. He passed away 2005 at Baylor University Medical 
Center with his wife by his side.
  Barry will be remembered for his three passions in life--his wife, 
Pattie; his daughter, Bailey; and the newspaper business. He will also 
be remembered for his sense of humor and his love of verbal combat.
  Today, I would like to recognize and celebrate Barry Boesch's life. I 
was honored to have known him over the years. His leadership and 
charisma will certainly be missed by our hometown paper. Please keep 
his wife and daughter in your thoughts and prayers.

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