[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 125 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE MEMORY OF JAMES C. VAN ANTWERP, JR.

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Mobile recently lost a dear 
friend, and I rise today to honor him and pay tribute to his memory.
  James Callanan Van Antwerp Jr. was a remarkable businessman, active 
citizen and committed U.S. Naval officer. He will be remembered as a 
man devoted to his family, his Catholic faith, his country and his 
community.
  After graduating from Murphy High School in 1940, Jim attended the 
U.S. Naval Academy and served in the Pacific, Far East, Atlantic and 
Mediterranean. He became an instructor at Auburn University's Naval 
ROTC Unit and then served as commander of the Naval Reserve base in 
Mobile.
  Jim worked as an independent insurance agent before he began running 
the family business, Van Antwerp Realty Corp., in the 1950s. He was 
active in the Mobile business community, serving as a member of the 
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce and as the president of both the Mobile 
Real Estate Association and the Mobile Association of Independent 
Insurance Agents.
  Jim also played an active role in city government. He served as 
director of the executive committee of Downtown Mobile Unlimited and of 
the Mobile City Planning Commission. He was also the former chairman of 
the First Congressional District Committee and the Mobile Republican 
Executive Committee.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated and generous community leader and a dear friend to many. Mr. 
James Van Antwerp will be deeply missed by his family--his wife, 
Margaret; his children, James Callahan Van Antwerp III, Elizabeth Van 
Antwerp Reasonover, and John David Van Antwerp; his brother, Daniel 
Janse Van Antwerp; and his seven grandchildren--as well as his many 
friends and colleagues.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.

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