[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 2, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H11075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF HARRY SHULER DENT

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Harry Shuler Dent passed 
away Friday. The Charleston Post and Courier recognized him as the 
father of the present-day South Carolina Republican Party and White 
House southern strategist.
  Lee Bandy of Columbia's The State outlined Harry Dent's successful 
career as a journalist, chief of staff for Senator Strom Thurmond, 
State Republican Chairman, White House Deputy Counsel, and founder of a 
multinational lay ministry.
  I was grateful to see firsthand Harry's achievements. Under his 
leadership, the South Carolina Republican Party grew in the 1960s from 
no officeholders to having majorities in the State legislature, 
congressional delegation and Statewide offices. In Romania I watched 
his ministry take action and provide medical equipment to a local 
hospital.
  His greatest achievement was to marry his high school sweetheart, 
Betty Francis Dent. In their 56 years of marriage, they produced four 
outstanding children, Harry, Jr., Jack, Dolly and Ginny, along with 
nine grandchildren.
  As a political adviser, mission director and dedicated family man, 
Harry Dent has made an extraordinary difference to the people of South 
Carolina.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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