[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 101 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR WALTER R. GORR

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 16, 2013

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Pearl Harbor survivor 
Walter R. Gorr, who passed away on July 8. Staff Sergeant Gorr served 
the United States of America honorably and earned a Bronze Star.
  Mr. Gorr was born in Shell Lake, Wis., on July 4, 1918. He was living 
in Tracy, California at the Astoria Gardens care facility following a 
long illness.
  In addition to serving in the United States Army, Mr. Gorr was a 
member of Mount Oso Masonic Lodge, the Order of the Eastern Star, the 
Tracy American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and several 
other organizations. He was a proud member of the First United 
Methodist Church.
  Mr. Gorr leaves behind a son, Darrell Gorr, and his wife, Sherry, of 
San Jose; a daughter, Linda Hahn, and her husband, Mark, of Ladera 
Ranch; and two grandchildren. Preceding his death were his wife of 61 
years, Dorothy Gorr, who died in 2008, three brothers and five sisters.
  Walter R. Gorr was a retired Tracy High School teacher but is 
probably best known as Tracy's last Pearl Harbor survivor.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Walter R. Gorr for his 
accomplishments and contributions. He will be remembered as a highly 
respected Tracy school teacher and for his efforts in bettering and 
developing services for veterans.

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