[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING THE LATE SENATOR DAVE COX

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Daniel E. Lungren) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and honor the late California State senator and former 
California Assembly Republican Leader Dave Cox, who passed away at his 
home yesterday, surrounded by his loving family.
  I had the great pleasure of working with Dave, and I admired not only 
his energy, but his tireless service to the people he represented. I 
was pleased that I was able to represent some of those same people in 
my congressional district, which overlapped his State senate district.
  He constantly strove to make government work better for people, and I 
do believe he accomplished this mission. His public service spanned 
more than two decades, and it goes without saying that he will be 
sorely missed across the entire Sacramento region.
  Dave served on the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board, and 
was a 6-year Sacramento County supervisor before joining the California 
Assembly in 1998, and then the California Senate in 2004.
  Much can be said about Dave Cox the public servant, but let us 
remember that he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather as 
well. Dave, along with his wife, Maggie, raised three daughters, and 
were the proud grandparents of six grandchildren.
  I was pleased to be able to speak with him just a few weeks ago, when 
he had returned from receiving some treatment for the cancer. And he 
told me that he was going to return to the State senate, which he did 
several days later. Here was yet another example of a man serving the 
people he loved until the very end. He said to me at that time, well, 
he was only about 90 percent. And I said, ``Well, 90 percent of Dave 
Cox is better than a hundred percent of most of the people in public 
service.''
  I am honored to remember my friend, the late Senator Dave Cox, a 
devoted family man, an exemplary public servant, and a trusted 
colleague. Eternal rest, grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual 
light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

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