[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H8087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              MOURNING THE PASSING OF WILLIAM MALLORY, SR.

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mourn the passing of a 
legendary Ohio political figure, a great father and a tremendous role 
model, William Mallory, Sr., whom I had the honor to know and call a 
friend.
  Bill Mallory's life is a true American success story. He rose from 
working-class roots to become the first African American to serve as 
majority floor leader in the Ohio House of Representatives, a position 
he held longer than any lawmaker in Ohio history.
  During his 28-year tenure in the Ohio House, Bill Mallory, a former 
teacher, championed education issues and helped create Ohio's first 
statewide drug prevention program.
  But perhaps his most enduring legacy is his family's dedication to 
public service and community involvement. Of Bill Mallory's five sons, 
one is an elections administrator at the Hamilton County Board of 
Elections, two are Hamilton County municipal court judges, another is 
an Ohio State Representative, and the fifth is the outgoing two-term 
mayor of Cincinnati.
  Mr. Speaker, William Mallory, Sr., will long be remembered for his 
devotion to his family, to his community, and to the State of Ohio.

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