[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 84 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     REMEMBERING DAVID MILES KNIGHT AND BERNER RICHARD JOHNSON III

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, we have two bits of sad news about long-
time Senate employees.
  David Miles Knight, a beloved barber in our barbershop and one of the 
Senate's master barbers for the last 36 years, lost a lengthy battle 
with cancer.
  His most noticeable and notable trait was kindness--not just 
friendliness but actual kindness--and a generosity of spirit. He was 
always eager to ask about a customer's day or a colleague's weekend and 
was just as eager to regale those folks with stories about his family--
of Joanne, his wife; of his three sons; of his eight grandchildren; and 
of his two great-grandchildren. Dave's life was filled with these 
people--his friends and his family.
  I offer my prayers to them now--to Dave's family, his friends, and 
his Senate family. He was considered a member of the Senate family and 
had been here for decades. He was beloved. We miss him.
  Berner Richard Johnson III, a staff member for 30 years, known to all 
here as ``Bud,'' also passed away last night. He was a victim of a 
violent crime last week in DC and recently succumbed to the injuries 
this crime involved.
  Bud was beloved by his Senate family, the softball team he coached, 
and his many friends and family. I offer my prayers for Diane, his 
partner; for Bo, his son; and for all who loved him and who will miss 
him.
  May the memory of these two men be a blessing to their loved ones and 
a reminder to all of us that life is fleeting and to hold tight to 
those we love.

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