[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 50 (Monday, April 15, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E455]
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    A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM H. ROYER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 15, 2013

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a former member of the 
House of Representatives, Congressman William H. Royer, who served in 
the House from 1979 to 1981 after winning a special election to succeed 
the late Leo J. Ryan who was slain in Jonestown, Guyana.
   Bill Royer was born in Jerome, Idaho, on April 11, 1920, and died on 
April 8, 2013, at the age of 92. At the time of his death he was the 
15th oldest former member of the House. He was brought to Redwood City, 
California by his family as a young boy, and lived there his entire 
life. He was a graduate of Sequoia High School and Santa Clara 
University which he attended on a baseball scholarship, and he did 
graduate work at Oklahoma State University. He served his country in 
the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945 and enjoyed a successful 
career in real estate.
   Bill Royer served on the Redwood City City Council from 1950 to 
1966, and twice served as mayor. He was a member of the San Mateo 
County Board of Supervisors from 1973 to 1979.
   Bill Royer was predeceased by his beloved wife of 69 years, Shirley 
Royer, and leaves his sons Dennis and Peter, their wives and children, 
and many grandchildren.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House to join me in honoring our 
former colleague who served his community and his country with great 
devotion and distinction, and in expressing our most sincere sympathy 
to his sons and their families.

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