[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 189 (Friday, November 30, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING THE LIFE OF ED PASTOR

  (Mr. GRIJALVA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, it is with much regret that I and my 
colleagues from Arizona ask for a moment of silence for our dearly 
departed former colleague, Ed Pastor, who retired after more than two 
decades of service to this House.
  Our sincere condolences to his beloved wife, Verma; his daughters, 
Yvonne and Laura; his grandkids; and his mom, whom he cherished and 
spoke about often.
  A Member's Member is how Ed was described. He respected this 
institution. He treated his colleagues with good humor and with 
honesty.
  His advice and calmness will be missed, but in Arizona, as elsewhere, 
he will be memorialized as a giant in the history of our State.
  Ed Pastor will be missed. He contributed much, he gave much, and he 
respected the people whom he worked with and this institution that he 
loved.
  With much regret, a moment of silence for our departed colleague, Ed 
Pastor.

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