[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 79 (Friday, June 3, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MR. WILLIAM CORNELL

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 3, 2011

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a 
faithful resident of Western New York, and a good friend, William F. 
``Bill'' Cornell of Jamestown, who recently passed away at the age of 
69.
  Bill started his career as an instructor of English at Miami 
University in Oxford, Ohio. In his later life, he worked as a data 
processing manager for Hopes Architectural Products, a position he held 
for twenty six years. He was also employed by the Carriage House in 
Fredonia.
  Bill was an active member of the Chautauqua County Democratic 
Committee and was active in many civic and political causes in his 
hometown. A parishioner of Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, Bill and 
his wife Peg were devoted parents to their children Chuck and Kathryn, 
and they were doting grandparents to 5 beautiful grandchildren.
  I got to know Bill Cornell well during my initial campaign for 
Congress in 2004 and have come to know him well in the years that have 
passed since. A steadfast Democrat proud of his roots in Jamestown, 
Bill was the kind of fellow who would give you the shirt off of his 
back. While he will obviously be greatly missed by friends and family, 
as a rare breed of Jamestownian, he will be just as sorely missed by 
the community at large.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join with me and with our colleagues to 
honor the life of Bill Cornell and offer the sincerest condolences of 
the House to Peg, Chuck, Lori, Kathryn and Kurt, and to his entire 
family.

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