[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 191 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF WILLIAM P. ``BILL'' SEXTON

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                          HON. RUDY YAKYM III

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 17, 2023

  Mr. YAKYM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and honor the 
legacy of William P. ``Bill'' Sexton, who passed away last month at the 
age of 85.
  Throughout his life, Bill wore many hats. He was a teacher, a loyal 
friend, a successful fundraiser, a family man, a devout Catholic, and a 
leader who left an indelible mark on the University of Notre Dame, the 
wider South Bend community, and on the many lives he touched and shaped 
for the better.
  Bill started on the faculty of the Management Department at the 
University of Notre Dame in 1966, an institution he served faithfully 
for more than half a century. From his teaching post, Bill went on to 
serve as Vice President of University Relations for 20 years. With Bill 
at the helm, Notre Dame was the beneficiary of what at the time were 
the two most successful capital campaigns in Catholic higher education 
history. His leadership also helped grow the Notre Dame Alumni 
Association to more than 200 clubs around the world; clubs that have 
become a model that other colleges and universities have sought to 
emulate.
  His service on the Board of South Bend's Center for the Homeless is 
also a testament to how Bill never forgot about the obligation all of 
us have to remember and give back to the least among us.
  In a life filled with many accomplishments and professional 
accolades, Bill valued the gift of family above all else: especially 
his love for his bride of more than 62 years Ann, their six children, 
20 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren and counting.
  Now that he is gone, I and so many others will dearly miss Bill's 
sunny optimism, his love of all things Notre Dame, and his steadfast 
commitment to advancing the common good. And while we mourn Bill's 
loss, we above all are united in celebrating a life well-lived and in 
giving thanks to God for sending us this good and faithful servant.
  May God bless Bill Sexton.

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