[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING SENATOR TOM CASPERSON
(Mr. TIFFANY asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I want to follow up on the comments from
the Congressman from the First District of Michigan.
Today, I recognize a good friend and great American, Tom Casperson,
who passed away this weekend. Tom lived in Representative Bergman's
district in Escanaba, Michigan.
I knew Tom as a State senator when he worked on numerous issues
across State lines with me. The Good Neighbor Authority promoting
better management of our national forests originated at a hearing Tom
and I put together in Breitung Township, Michigan. Tom Casperson may
have had a greater impact on Upper Peninsula issues in the Michigan
Legislature than anyone who served the Upper Peninsula.
While I knew Tom as a State senator, he will be remembered for far
more than that, including as a man of great faith.
Mr. Speaker, I send my deepest sympathies to Tom's wife, Diane, and
their family.
It has been a great privilege to have known such a fine man. May Tom
Casperson rest in peace.
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