[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H6011-H6012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       JUSTICE REVIUS O. ORTIQUE

  (Mr. JEFFERSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JEFFERSON. Mr. Speaker, the death of Justice Revius O. Ortique 
this past Sunday marked the passing of a true public servant and a 
selfless leader. A man of historic firsts, most notably the first 
African American member of the Civil District Court of Louisiana and 
the first African American member of Louisiana's Supreme Court, he 
blazed a trail for others to follow. He was an outstanding lawyer, 
winning landmark civil rights cases, and serving as president of the 
National Bar Association. He served our community as a leader of our 
Urban League and as chair of the New Orleans Aviation Board. He served 
our Nation, as an army officer and as an appointee to significant 
Federal posts by five different Presidents.
  Justice Ortique was a man of community, faith, and family. He was a 
man who loved justice, and he pursued it for

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himself and for others his entire life. Our Nation is better for his 
service, his leadership, and his commitment to his country. We pray 
God's comfort for his wife of over 60 years, Miriam, his daughter, 
Rhesa, and her husband, Alden, and his grandchildren Chip, Heidi, and 
Todd.

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