[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 198 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING BIG BROTHER HARRY W. DEAN

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, it is said that the Lord 
takes nothing out of season, and so in this season of Thanksgiving, I 
rise to give thanks for my big brother, Harry W. Dean.
  After 74 years of life filled with adventure, love, and laughs, my 
brother Harry died on November 20.
  Harry was the second eldest of our seven siblings, five boys and two 
girls; one for every day's grace, my parents proclaimed. We joked he 
was my mother's favorite. It turns out he was all of ours, too.
  Harry was an exceptional athlete, a champion pole vaulter with a 
wicked fastball. He was effortlessly funny, a natural storyteller, king 
of the one-liners.
  Harry was a Navy veteran, a good cook, a fisherman, surfer, a boater, 
a collector of cool and not-so-cool cars.
  As we got older, Harry leaned into his quiet side. He was a careful 
collector of people, relics, and their memories.
  He was a steward of our family's history, preserving the photos and 
legacies of those who came before. The same will be true for Harry.
  Madam Speaker, in this season of Thanksgiving, Harry's brothers and 
sisters, alongside Claire; Adrienne, Joe; and his handsome, loving 
grandsons, Joey, AJ, and Jack, we are thankful for Harry. We are 
confident that we will see him on the other side. We love him.

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