[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2332]
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   HONORING FORMER OHIO STATE MARCHING BAND ARRANGER RICHARD W. HEINE

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 6, 2007

  Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. Richard W. Heine, 
arranger for The Ohio State University Marching Band, and to express my 
appreciation for the lifetime he spent creating the unmistakable sound 
of The Ohio State University Marching Band. For more than 60 years, Mr. 
Heine contributed his talents to the students of Ohio State, and for 
this, I offer him my utmost congratulations and thanks for his efforts.
  After graduating from Greenville High School in 1934, Mr. Heine began 
his association with The Ohio State University as a student and member 
of the marching band. More than any other person, he was responsible 
for the unique sound of this brass marching band. In addition to many 
original compositions, Mr. Heine arranged most of the Ohio State school 
songs including Buckeye Battle Cry, I Want To Go Back To Ohio State, 
Chimes & Carmen Ohio and Beautiful Ohio. There are very few non band 
members who have had the rare honor of dotting the ``i'' during the 
famous Script Ohio formation; however, Mr. Heine is one of the select 
few to be so honored by the Ohio State Marching Band.
  Madam Speaker, I've seen the Ohio State Marching Band and Script Ohio 
formation many times and there is little doubt that the band referred 
to as ``The Best Damn Band in the Land'' is exactly that, and Mr. Heine 
played no small part in that legacy.
  It was with sadness that I learned that Mr. Heine passed away October 
11, 2007 at the age of 91. Richard's memory will live on in the lives 
of those he touched, and every Saturday in the fall as the sounds he 
created echo in the hearts of football fans across the country.

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