[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4552-H4553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            ON THE PASSING OF FORMER CONGRESSMAN BILL ORTON

  (Mr. CHAFFETZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to former 
Third Congressional District Representative Bill Orton. Representative 
Orton passed away in a tragic accident this past weekend. He served 
with honor for three terms as a Member of this body. He was described 
as something of a political maverick and an independent voice for Utah, 
bucking both parties at times.
  It is during times such as these that we set aside our partisan 
differences and join together in mourning the passing of a great 
American and a great public servant. Representative Orton cast a long 
shadow over the State of Utah and the Third Congressional District. It 
is an honor for me to

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serve in the congressional district he once held.
  I join with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in expressing my 
deepest sympathies to the members of the Orton family. I pray that 
during this period of mourning they will find hope in the great plan of 
happiness, that they will one day be reunited with their husband and 
father.
  I will conclude by reciting the words of a hymn:
  ``God be with you till we meet again;
  By his counsels guide, uphold you;
  With his sheep securely fold you.
  God be with you till we meet again.''

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