[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 31 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E240-E241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MR. MADISON MARYE

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 26, 2016

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I submit these remarks in honor of Mr. 
Madison Marye, who passed away on February 23 at the age of 90. Madison 
was a longtime state senator from Montgomery County, and I had the 
honor of serving in the Virginia General Assembly with him. Though we 
disagreed from time to time, he was always a gentleman and a person I 
liked very much.
  Madison loved the communities of Shawsville and Elliston where he 
grew up. Madison joined the United States Army, and served in World War 
II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War before he retired as a major, 
which he said is further than he ever expected to have advanced in the 
military.
  He returned to Elliston to farm, and he opened a gas station as well. 
In 1973, Madison ran for and was elected to the Virginia Senate. While 
in Richmond, he served on various committees but was most proud of his 
seat on the Senate Finance Committee as well as his service on the 
Senate Agriculture Committee. Without a doubt, Madison, for decades, 
was a feisty legislator and fierce advocate for his rural constituency.
  Madison is survived by his wife Charlotte; his daughter, Charlotte 
Hawes and husband

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Michael; his son, James; four beautiful grandchildren, Madison Tyler, 
Jim, Julia, and Emily; and one great-granddaughter, Romina.
  Madison was a great, memorable personality and a good man. He will be 
fondly remembered and missed by many in Shawsville and the greater New 
River Valley. While I note with great sadness Madison's passing, I am 
confident that his legacy will live on. My thoughts and prayers are 
with his family and loved ones.

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