[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E108]
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       IN APPRECIATION FOR THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF ROGER HAGGINS

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 2016

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today, I wish to ask my colleagues to join 
me in celebrating the esteemed life of Roger Haggins, a clerk for the 
House Office Buildings. A kind and generous man, Roger's life was 
tragically cut short on January 8. For a dozen years Roger was our 
coworker in the halls of Congress. After graduating from high school as 
an honors student in 2003, he began working for the Architect of the 
Capitol as an elevator operator and continued to assist the Members and 
staff of this body admirably. This honorable young man was senselessly 
killed and was, as far too many of our citizens are, victimized by the 
epidemic of gun violence that infects the United States.
  Roger was among the many whose exemplary work and commitment 
supporting the functioning of the House is rarely given its just 
appreciation and recognition. To his family, friends, and coworkers in 
this time of grief, I extend my heartfelt sympathy. In the words of 
President Lincoln, ``I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of 
mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so 
overwhelming.''
  Roger will be missed.

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