[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E378-E379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        APPRECIATING BILL BROCK

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 2021

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, The Wall Street Journal 
on March 31, 2021, published a fitting tribute to Ambassador William 
``Bill'' Emerson Brock, III, who died on March 25th.
  General, Executive, Representative, Senator, National Chairman, 
Ambassador, Cabinet Secretary, Senior Counselor Bill Brock was 
correctly recognized as ``a statesman of the highest caliber, leading 
by example, with freedom and humility.''
  I especially appreciate his achievements of developing the modern 
Republican Party in the South from virtually no presence to my home 
state of South Carolina now appreciating the largest Republican 
majorities in 140 years.
  His obituary from The Journal is clearly deserving for his service 
for the American people.

                              In Memoriam

       West Palm Beach--BROCK, William Emerson III ``Bill,'' 
     former Tennessee Senator, United States Trade Representative 
     and Secretary of Labor, passed away peacefully at the age of 
     90 on March 25, 2021.
       Born and raised in Chattanooga, TN, Bill Brock graduated 
     from McCallie School and Washington & Lee University. When 
     Mr. Brock returned from serving 3 years in the Navy, he went 
     to work in his family's candy company. Mr. Brock served in 
     the House for 8 years, working closely with Republicans and 
     Democrats to solve problems and get things done for his 
     constituents.
       In 1970, Mr. Brock ran against three-term incumbent Albert 
     Gore, Sr. for the Senate and won. In 1976, as he was elected 
     to serve as Chair of the Republican National Committee and 
     spent the next 4 years rebuilding the Grand Ole Party. Four 
     years later, the Republicans took control of the senate for 
     the first time in a quarter of a century, gained 49 seats in 
     the House of Representatives, and elected Ronald Reagan to 
     the Presidency. Reagan appointed Brock United States Trade 
     Representative. He was recognized for his leadership in 
     promoting the expansion of international trade rules to 
     encompass for the first time intellectual property, services, 
     and investment. He founded the Quad Forum, a quarterly 
     informal meeting of the Trade Ministers of Europe, Japan, 
     Canada, and the United States and founded the Rio Group of 
     seventeen leading trading nations to facilitate greater 
     coordination between trade and finance ministries. Ambassador 
     Brock was recognized by The Wall Street Journal, along with a 
     number of others, as one of the ``fathers'' of the Uruguay 
     Round of Trade Negotiations and subsequently the World Trade 
     Organization (WTO).
       In 1985, President Reagan asked Mr. Brock to bring his 
     arbitration skills to the Department of Labor. As US 
     Secretary of Labor, Secretary Brock was widely praised for 
     his strong executive leadership in a major reform of pension 
     laws, restoring constructive labor-management relations, and 
     creating the landmark study of workforce and workplace trends 
     in a global economy entitled Work Force 2000.
       He was a Senior Counselor and Member of the Board of the 
     Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he 
     chaired the International Policy Roundtable, served on 
     several boards, traveled extensively with his wife and 
     family, maintained an active twitter account and continued to 
     write op-eds on education, trade, policy and politics right 
     up until the time of his passing. His family and friends will 
     remember him for his gentle, loving spirit and his abiding 
     commitment to his Father, his family, and his country. He was 
     a statesman of the highest caliber, leading by example, with 
     kindness and humility.
       Mr. Brock is predeceased by his mother, Myra Kruesi 
     ``Peggy'' Brock, his father, William Emerson ``Bill'' Brock 
     Jr., and by his wife, Laura Handley ``Muffet'' Brock. He is 
     survived by his wife, Sandra Schubert ``Sandy'' Brock; two 
     brothers, Paul ``Pat'' Brock and Frank Brock; six children 
     and step-children and their spouses, William ``Bill'' Brock 
     IV (Laura), Oscar Brock (Meg), Laura ``Hutchey'' Brock Doley 
     (Chris), John Brock (Peggy), Julie Cram Janka (John), and 
     Stephen ``Steve'' Cram (Theresa); 19 grandchildren, William 
     ``Bill'' Brock V (Morgan), Stephen Brock, Michael ``Hutch'' 
     Brock (Sarah), Margaret ``Archer'' Brock, Eleanor Brock, 
     Peter Doley, Laura Doley, Erin Doley, Katherine ``Katie'' 
     Doley, John ``JB'' Brock, Morgan Cram (Nathalie), Samantha 
     Cram Butler (Taft), Reagan Cram, McKay Cram, Brandon Fritz, 
     Ian Fritz, Kala Fritz,

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     Nicole Janka and Alexis Janka; and 2 great-grandchildren, 
     Cora Brock and Ryleigh Fritz.
       A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial 
     donations may be made to the Center for Strategic & 
     International Studies (CSIS), https://www.csis.org/programs/
 support or the Cal Ripken Sr Foundation https://
www.ripkenfoundation.org/donate.
       Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Martin Funeral 
     Home & Crematory, Stuart Chapel.

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