[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 91 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S3659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         REMEMBERING LEWIS KATZ

 Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I wish to remember and honor Lewis 
Katz, a business and civic leader, who passed away tragically on May 
29, 2014. Mr. Katz was a man of great integrity and ambition, and his 
contributions to the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, and the entire Nation leave a lasting legacy. I was 
honored to join his family, friends, colleagues, and admirers in 
celebrating his extraordinary life last week at his memorial service.
  Throughout his remarkable career, Lewis Katz ventured in to the 
fields of law, business, sports, education and media. After graduating 
from Temple University and the Dickinson School of Law, Mr. Katz 
established the New Jersey based law firm Katz, Ettin, and Levine. He 
found further success by investing in and leading a number of 
enterprises, including Kinney Parking Systems, the YES Network, the New 
Jersey Nets, the New Jersey Devils, and most recently Interstate 
General Media, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia 
Daily News. In pursuing these endeavors, his ingenuity and proficiency 
was without equal.
  Yet this professional career was only a segment of the larger work 
Lewis Katz embarked on in his life. A dedicated family man and a deeply 
charitable patron, Mr. Katz's most important contributions came through 
his boundless interest in helping others. He gave generously to a 
number of causes and institutions, notably Temple University and the 
Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He also directed the Katz Foundation, 
which continues to support a number of charitable, educational, and 
medical causes. To these efforts, Lewis offered not only money, but a 
great portion of his energy and spirit.
  Mr. Katz came from humble roots, yet he was grateful for all that he 
had been given. He honored his own life and the life of those around 
him by living with passion and purpose. Although we mourn his passing, 
I find solace in knowing that Lewis leaves behind a substantial legacy 
that will allow us to honor him back for many years to come. My 
thoughts and prayers are with his son Drew, and his daughter Melissa 
during this difficult time.

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