[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8945]
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                         TRIBUTE TO SKIP CARAY

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, today I mourn the passing and pay 
tribute to a great Georgian. Broadcaster Skip Caray passed away in his 
suburban Atlanta home on August 3, 2008, leaving a tremendous void in 
the hearts of Atlanta Braves fans nationwide.
  After years of calling basketball and hockey games in St. Louis and 
Atlanta, Skip Caray began broadcasting for the Braves in 1976. Baseball 
was in his blood, and while their styles were different, Skip brought 
the same warmth and humor to his calls as his famous father, Harry, 
delivered to the Chicago Cubs for years. Skip Caray passed his love for 
the game on to his sons, Chip and Josh, both of whom found careers in 
the same profession as their father.
  As a broadcaster for TBS, Skip Caray's voice was not only familiar to 
baseball fans in the South, but millions around the country. Whether it 
was the many years that the Braves spent in the depths of their 
division or the 14 consecutive seasons at the top, Caray provided the 
voice of a friend who shared the same passion for ``America's Team'' 
that the fans did. No Braves fan will ever forget Skip urging Sid Bream 
around third base and into the World Series in 1992 or his elation as 
the Braves won it all in 1995.
  In 2004, Caray was elected to the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame. At his 
induction, his mentor, Ernie Johnson, Sr., said that Caray ``had a 
bigger heart than anyone can imagine.'' Skip Caray will be sorely 
missed and will remain in Atlanta Braves fans' hearts forever.

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