[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 54 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S2324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING MR. JAMES A. BRENNAN, JR.

 Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I wish to honor one of 
Florida's great public servants, Mr. James A. Brennan, Jr. Mr. Brennan 
passed away on December 20, 2011.
  Mr. Brennan was a long-time aide to Florida Congressman Claude 
Pepper. He worked for Mr. Pepper from 1963 to 1989, when Mr. Pepper was 
in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was Mr. Pepper's closest 
advisor through the Congressman's chairmanships of the House Aging 
Committee and House Rules Committee.
  Mr. Brennan was devoted to Florida. One of his biggest priorities was 
helping Florida's seniors, both as Mr. Pepper's aide and later as a 
board member and advisor to the Claude Pepper Foundation in 
Tallahassee.
  Throughout his years working for Mr. Pepper, Mr. Brennan had the 
support of his wife Yolanda. They had 12 children and 28 grandchildren.
  Florida is lucky to have had a public servant like Mr. Brennan, and 
his service to the State and the country will not be forgotten.

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