[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF VIRGINIA HAMMERSCHMIDT

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a member 
of our congressional family, Mrs. Virginia Hammerschmidt, the wife of 
former Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt. Virginia and John Paul were 
married for almost 58 years before she passed away over the holiday 
recess.
  Any of us who have had the honor of serving in this House know that 
the full support, encouragement and guidance of a loving spouse makes 
our job so much easier. John Paul served in this institution for 26 
years. I am sure that he would be the first to tell you that he could 
not have done it without Ginny by his side.
  Many of John Paul's former colleagues are still serving in the House 
today, and they remember Ginny with fondness. Gracious, dignified, 
sincere, these are some of the words people have used to describe her. 
I had the privilege of being in her company on numerous occasions and 
can personally attest to what a warm, caring person she was. She will 
be missed by many. She touched the lives of so many in Arkansas and 
here in these halls.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to keep John Paul, his son, John 
Arthur, and the rest of the Hammerschmidt family in their thoughts and 
prayers.

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