[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 49 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING WILLIAM H. EASTBURN III

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                         HON. PATRICK J. MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 31, 2008

  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor the life of William H. Eastburn III. Mr. Eastburn passed away on 
March 7, 2008, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mr. 
Eastburn lived an honorable and noteworthy life, dedicating himself to 
helping those in his community.
  Mr. Eastburn began his career of service to others as a prosecutor at 
the Bucks County District Attorney's office and then later at the state 
Attorney General's office. After his work as a prosecutor, Mr. Eastburn 
became a fourth generation member of the law firm of Eastburn and Gray, 
Bucks County's largest law firm.
  In addition to his distinguished legal career, Mr. Eastburn will be 
long remembered for his philanthropic work within Bucks County. Mr. 
Eastburn founded and served as chairman of the board for the Voice of 
Reason, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence. He served for 
several years as the chairman of both the Bucks County Commission on 
Violence Prevention Task Force and the Bucks County Implementation 
Commission on Violence Prevention. Mr. Eastburn also dedicated his time 
to the Heritage Conservancy, Western Health Foundations, First Service 
Bank, and the Free Clinic of Doylestown Hospital.
  Madam Speaker, Mr. Eastburn spent his life working to improve, not 
just Bucks County but the larger American community as well. He 
established and participated in various organizations that benefited 
people all across the United States. Along with his wife Connie, Mr. 
Eastburn helped found the Americans for Native Americans, which raised 
money and gathered supplies for Native Americans living in the 
Southwest United States. Mr. Eastburn helped organize and lead the 
Bucks-Mont Bay Waveland Katrina Relief Project which raised over $2 
million for the hurricane ravaged area of Hancock County, Mississippi.
  As his outstanding work and achievements show, William Eastburn III 
dedicated his life to helping those in his community and beyond. 
Through his lifelong efforts, Mr. Eastburn has transformed Bucks County 
and America for the better. Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Mr. 
Eastburn for his lifetime of extraordinary accomplishments.

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