[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5663-H5664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING FORMER CONGRESSMAN DANIEL BENISHEK

  (Mr. BERGMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of Dr. Daniel Joseph Benishek, or as he was better known to those of us 
in Michigan, Dr. Dan.
  On Saturday, October 15, after a lifetime of service to the First 
District and the State of Michigan, Dr. Dan passed away.

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  Through his dedication to his patients and constituents, Dr. Dan 
changed the lives of countless Michiganders and was an indispensable 
part of our entire community.
  From his decades of service as a doctor, to his 6 years fighting for 
the First District in Congress, he embodied servant leadership and was 
an ally to all our veterans and all who were blessed to call Michigan's 
First District home.
  Dr. Dan's passing is a significant loss to our State. Those of us who 
call Michigan home have each benefited from his life and service and 
are grateful for the impacts he made. He did make a difference.
  He loved the outdoors like no one you would believe, and he loved to 
tell the stories of how his cabin was completely off the grid and that 
he ate what he caught or hunted. He was a man truly of the Upper 
Peninsula.
  We all send our deepest condolences to his dear wife, Judy, and the 
entire Benishek family and all of Team Benishek.
  Please join me in a moment of silence to honor the memory of 
Congressman Dr. Dan Benishek.

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