[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1427-E1428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JAMES T. MALLOY

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                     HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 27, 2011

  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
dedicated public servant James T. Malloy who served as the last 
Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, a man I'm proud to have 
called a a mentor and friend.
  Americans knew him as the bellowing voice we'd be waiting for at the 
start of the annual State of the Union address; the voice that would 
yell over the hundreds assembled in the House chamber, ``Mr. Speaker, 
the President of the United States.'' That first introduction came for 
President Gerald Ford in 1975 only a few weeks after his appointment.
  I was privileged to know the man behind the voice, the man who 
mentored hundreds of members of Congress and staffers who passed 
through his doorway and the man who was beloved by everyone in this 
chamber.
  Jimmy was incredibly helpful to me when I first came to Congress 24 
years ago. He provided a good listening ear and sage advice. Put simply 
he was an extraordinary human being and he had no bigger fans than 
those of us from Western New York.
  As the proud son of a South Buffalo firefighter, he put Buffalo on 
the map on a daily basis.
  One of Buffalo's other proud sons, Tim Russert, described Jimmy as 
``a good man, who knew everybody and was always proud of taking care of 
his own.''
  ``I'll accept that, I like that,'' Jimmy responded when he heard the 
description with the humility that personified his rustbelt roots.
  In 1994, Jim's last duty was to introduce the new Speaker of the 
House Newt Gingrich. Since then, there's been no Doorkeeper of the 
House. I believe no one could possibly follow him. He has been missed 
in this House and will certainly be remembered fondly by everyone that 
knew him. He made Buffalo proud and the lives he touched richer. For 
that, we are all thankful.

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