[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE LIFE OF BRIAN KELLY

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the life of my friend Brian Kelly, who passed away on Tuesday, January 
21, at 1:21 a.m., after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer.
  I first met Brian when we were congressional staffers together in 
central Illinois. He was infectious to be around with his positive 
attitude and his perpetual optimism to always help others. We bonded 
over our mutual friends and experiences in his hometown of Vandalia, 
Illinois.
  Brian was the epitome of what a public servant should strive to be, 
putting everyone else above himself, even during his fight against this 
deadly disease. After diagnosis, when I would see him, the smile and 
accompanying laughs made us sometimes forget the pain that he and his 
wife, Megan, were experiencing when none of us were around.
  Madam Speaker, my friend Brian has no more need to fight, but knowing 
that does not make it any easier on his loved ones who lost him too 
soon. My heartfelt prayers go out to his lovely wife, Megan, and the 
entire Kelly family and all those who were lucky, like me, to know such 
a kind soul.

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