[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF T.D. STEINKE

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                           HON. CHET EDWARDS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2009

  Mr. EDWARDS of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory 
of T.D. Steinke.
  I will deeply miss our friend. T.D. Steinke. It has been a blessing 
in my life to have had T.D. as a friend for 26 years.
  T.D. always stood up for the dignity of average working families. In 
doing so, he inspired me and so many others to remember the people who 
are the heart and soul of our Nation's economy and our values.
  I guess it's a surprise to no one that T.D. was a Democrat's 
Democrat.
  That is why my prayer today is that St. Peter is not a Republican. 
However, if I am wrong, I have no doubt that T.D. is working to convert 
him.
  As I listened to President Obama's inaugural address yesterday, I 
couldn't help but think about T.D. and how much he would have savored a 
Democrat being sworn in as our new president.
  Then, as I looked out at the crowds of over 2 million people, I 
realized that T.D. had just decided he would rather watch the 
inauguration from a better place.
  Ruth, I want to thank you and your family for sharing T.D. with all 
of us, who will always be part of our family.
  I thank God for giving us the blessing of T.D. and pray that He will 
give you strength and comfort in the years and days ahead.

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