[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1798-E1799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING REGGIE FLEMING

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, Saturday morning the well-loved hockey 
player, Reggie Fleming, passed away. As a former player on the Chicago 
Blackhawks and a member of the ``Hawks'' team that won the Stanley Cup 
in 1961, Reggie left a lasting impact on the city of Chicago.
  In four seasons with the Blackhawks, Reggie spent over 455 minutes in 
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box, making his mark as a hard-nosed player. He called himself the 
``policeman of the team,'' remarking that though he was not the highest 
scorer, he did what he loved: played hockey.
  Though he moved on to play elsewhere, Reggie's home was always 
Chicago. Even after his days ended in the NHL, he continued to do what 
he loved, returning to our city to play for the World Hockey 
Association's Chicago Cougars.
  After falling ill five years ago, he moved to a rehabilitation 
facility, where he fought a brave battle against illness and where his 
son Chris, a noted filmmaker, documented his father's memories of his 
finest moments. He says that his father's roughness on the ice was not 
mirrored off it.
  Our sympathies go out to Chris, his sister Kelly, and the rest of the 
Fleming family in this difficult time. Reggie will be long remembered 
as a hockey player, family man, and true Chicagoan, not only by his 
family, but by many around Chicago and across America.

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