[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF BERNIE ANDERSON

  (Mr. AMODEI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AMODEI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of retired 
Nevada Assemblyman Bernie Anderson, who passed away Friday at the age 
of 71.
  A graduate of Bishop Manogue High School and the University of Nevada 
in Reno, Bernie was a high school government teacher in the Washoe 
County School District. Also, Bernie was a colleague of mine for 14 
years in the Nevada Assembly, ruling the Assembly Judiciary Committee 
with an iron hand for many of those sessions. But behind that iron hand 
and that gruff surface was a gentleman who had a heart of gold and was 
basically a loveable teddy bear.
  When you talk about a life well-lived, Bernie checked all the boxes. 
His family, his community, students, constituents, colleagues, and the 
State of Nevada can all attest to the fact that Bernie was a good man. 
I am privileged to have called Chairman Anderson my friend. Nevada is 
better off because of his service.
  I offer my sincere condolences to Bernie's wife, Clyda; their 
children; his family and friends.
  Rest in peace, my friend.

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