[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1113-S1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   REMEMBERING DR. STEPHEN J. SIMPSON

 Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I would like to take this 
opportunity to pay tribute to a wonderful professor and man, Dr. 
Stephen--``Steve''--J. Simpson, of Frostburg, who died on February 21, 
2022, of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Simpson taught and inspired generations 
of students at Frostburg State University--FSU--in a career there that 
spanned four decades. He was a widely respected scholar of the American 
Presidency and the intersection of media and politics.
  Steve Simpson was born on October 10, 1951, in Abington, PA. He 
received his undergraduate degree from Dickinson College and his M.A. 
and Ph.D. in political science from Princeton University. Steve spent 
many years as FSU's dean of the college of sciences and provost and 
chief academic officer. While he excelled in these roles, his greatest 
enthusiasm was for being a professor of political science. He wasn't 
just an academic mentor to scores of students over the years; he was a 
life mentor who encouraged them to aim high in life as well as in 
school.
  Steve was cheerful, kind, generous, and respectful to everyone whom 
he met and knew. He was a devoted son, brother, husband, uncle, and in-
law to many members of an extended second family. He loved to discuss 
politics and play card games, especially pinochle with his mother-in-
law Mary Morshead as his partner. He instilled in his nephews, John and 
David Simpson, a love of history and politics, which they have since 
passed on to their children. Steve loved to travel with his wife of 
nearly 30 years, Lisa Morshead. They traveled to Colonial Williamsburg, 
Sanibel Island, and Fort Myers for spring training. He could not shake 
his Pennsylvania roots entirely, so he was an avid Phillies, not 
Orioles, fan--but we won't hold that against him. His love of baseball 
extended to participating in fantasy leagues. He claimed he disliked 
pets but he loved and cared for three rescue cats and a dog. Steve had 
a big heart.
  On behalf of the Senate, I would like to extend heartfelt condolences 
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Steve's wife Lisa; his brothers William and Robert and their wives 
Brenda and Carolyn; his nephews John and David and their wives Laurie 
and Alison; the rest of his extended family and friends; and the FSU 
community. Henry B. Adams wrote, ``A teacher affects eternity; he can 
never tell where his influence stops.'' I hope that the family and 
friends who mourn Dr. Stephen Simpson's passing can find solace in the 
knowledge that he surely has affected eternity and his influence will 
continue to ripple far and wide among the students he so ably taught 
and inspired.

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