[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 83 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2202-S2203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Remembering Jim Cummings

  Mr. BRAUN. Mr. President, I rise to honor and recognize the life and 
contributions of Mr. Jim Cummings to the countless Hoosiers whose lives 
he touched over nine decades.
  Jim was a giant in Indiana. His long and rich life left many 
indelible marks on our State. We look to people like Jim Cummings as an 
example of a life well lived in service to others. His role in founding 
the Indiana Black Expo in 1970 made him a leader to all Hoosiers during 
a time of great change in our State and our Nation. As a lifelong 
servant to those in his State and community, his dedication to 
conservative principles guided his thoughts and actions for many years.
  His life of service extended beyond his work with the Indiana Black 
Expo. It included serving his community in public office on a number of 
boards in Indianapolis and working as the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President 
Ronald Reagan.
  Indiana has lost one of its most distinguished Hoosiers of this 
generation.

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The Cummings family has lost a father, a grandfather, and a great-
grandfather. I join them in mourning the loss of Jim Cummings.
  In closing, I personally thank the Cummings family for the vast 
contributions he made to Indianapolis and the Hoosier State. Both are 
better because of him. On behalf of me and Maureen, my wife, we extend 
our sincere condolences to all of his family and friends at this time.