[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H57]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF CLYDE HOLLOWAY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. Abraham) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a true 
servant of the people. Many knew him as a former schoolbus driver, the 
chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, or a successful 
nursery owner in Forest Hill, Louisiana.
  Some of you here today knew him as former Congressman Clyde Holloway. 
Mr. Holloway was one of the first Republicans in Louisiana to be 
elected to Congress since Reconstruction. Serving from 1986 to 1993, 
Mr. Holloway was a trailblazer for other Republican lawmakers in our 
great State.
  On August 16, 2016, I, along with many Louisianans, were saddened to 
hear of the news of Mr. Holloway's passing. Clyde left a legacy among 
his constituents of always looking out and representing their best 
interests.
  I stand before you today to pay tribute to Mr. Holloway and the life 
he lived. He fought the good fight. He finished his course. I urge you 
today to join me and my constituents in honoring the life of Clyde 
Holloway by charting our course to lead and represent the best 
interests of the people who entrusted their leadership to us today.


                    Honoring the Life of Bobby Smith

  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man whose 
life was a living definition of courage.
  In 1986, working as a Louisiana State trooper, Bobby Smith, from 
Buckeye, Louisiana, was shot in the face and blinded in the line of 
duty. He not only lost his sight, but also lost the career that he 
deeply loved.
  Never one to succumb to adversity, Bobby earned a Ph.D., authored 
books, and set out on a path of helping others. In 2001, he organized 
the Foundation for Officers Recovering from Traumatic Events. This 
foundation helped provide training and counseling to law enforcement 
individuals, firefighters, emergency services personnel, and their 
families going through tough times from various traumatic events.
  Bobby's will to help others would carry him through his personal 
challenges as he traveled across the United States and throughout the 
world literally sharing his story and lifting up others. Before his 
death in October of this year, Mr. Smith had addressed and touched the 
lives of over 1 million people.
  Many who knew Bobby would often hear him say, ``I see. I see.'' 
Today, as we remember Bobby Smith, let us not be blinded by our own 
tragedies, adversities, and obstacles in our lives, but let us also 
have the courage that Bobby had to look beyond and see the beauty of 
life and see the good in others.

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