[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 24 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E185]
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                     IN REMEMBRANCE OF MIKE BREWER

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                           HON. ALAN GRAYSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 10, 2014

  Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Mike Brewer, 
who passed away at Hospice House in Sumterville, Florida, on January 4, 
2014. Mr. Brewer was born on August 8, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois to 
Stanley and Patricia Brewer. He married his wife, Mary Eaton Brewer, on 
March 22, 2003 in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Brewer, aged 60, was a devoted 
husband and a tradesman whose presence in the community will be deeply 
missed.
  Mr. Brewer worked for the Building Trades in Orlando, Florida. He 
previously served as Business Agent for the Carpenters Local 1765 
before helping to form the Carpenters Local 1820 in 1985. In the same 
year, he was elected Chairman of the Walt Disney World (WDW) Craft 
Maintenance Council, a position he would hold for twelve years. From 
1987 until 2007, Mr. Brewer served as Executive Secretary and Treasurer 
for the Florida Council of Industrial and Public Employees. In 2008 he 
became a member of the Florida Council of Carpenters' Office of 
President. Most recently, Mr. Brewer was appointed to serve as the 
administrator of the AFL-CIO's collective bargaining proceedings with 
the Walt Disney Company.
  Mr. Brewer devoted his career to his fellow tradesman and made it his 
life's work to better the lives of workers. He is survived by his wife 
Mary; daughter Sarah; stepson Robert Phan; his mother Patricia Brewer; 
his brother Tommy Brewer; and his sisters Janis Murphy, Susan Bane, and 
Debbie Cozart.
  I am saddened by the loss of this valuable member of the Central 
Florida community and extend my heartfelt condolences to his family.

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