[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4561-H4562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF FORMER CONGRESSMAN J. ROY ROWLAND, JR.

  (Mr. BISHOP of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, as dean of the Georgia 
delegation, I regret to inform the House that our former colleague, the 
Honorable James Roy Rowland, Jr., passed away. He was a beloved 
husband, father, and friend. I had the honor of working with him and 
serving with him in the Georgia State legislature as well as here in 
this House of Representatives.
  He was courageous in his convictions and a steadfast advocate for 
better healthcare for all Americans, especially our military veterans.
  He served in the House from 1983 through 1995. During that time, he 
was a member of several committees including the Veterans' Affairs, 
Armed Services, Public Works and Transportation, and Government 
Operations, as well as the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and 
Control and the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
  We were both Distinguished Eagle Scouts, and I had the pleasure of 
presenting him with that award in 2014. In attendance were many current 
and former congressional colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans. It 
was a testament to the warmth and care he embodied as well as his 
bipartisanship.
  I noted at the time that the trail that Eagle Scouts walk never ends. 
Such was the life of J. Roy Rowland who became an Eagle Scout in 1942. 
He went on to serve the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II. He 
was a physician, an author, a philanthropist, and a public servant who 
made our community and our world a better place to live in so many 
ways.
  He led a distinguished and honorable life, and he will be greatly 
missed. Our

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thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Luella, his children, and his 
entire family.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that this House observe a moment of silence in 
remembrance of the late Honorable James Roy Rowland, Jr.

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