[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 124 (Monday, July 21, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E695-E696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       APPRECIATING GLENN McCALL

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 21, 2025

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on July 11, America lost a 
Devoted Patriot with the death of National Committeeman Glenn McCall. A 
grateful review of his accomplishments is presented by Joseph Bustos in 
The State newspaper of Columbia, South Carolina.
       ``Glenn McCall, the South Carolina Republican Party's 
     national committeeman, died Friday from complications from 
     surgery, the state party said. McCall, who also was the 
     Winthrop University Board chairman, was 71 years old.
       He had been the state GOP's national committeeman since 
     2008, also chaired the RNC's budget committee, and served as 
     co-chair of the 2020 Republican National Convention 
     Committee.
       S.C. GOP Chairman Drew McKissick said McCall will be sorely 
     missed by the party. ``Glenn was not only a wonderful human 
     being, but he was a great leader and representative for South 
     Carolina on the Republican National Committee,'' McKissick 
     said. ``Time and again he used his influence and 
     relationships to help maintain the SCGOP's position as the 
     First in the South presidential primary, and the resulting 
     influence that gives Republicans all over our state.''
       Those in the Republican Party described McCall as a ``kind 
     and loyal friend.'' ``Glenn was far more than a friend; he 
     was a mentor, advisor and source of moral clarity,'' former 
     SC GOP Chairman Matt Moore said. ``He was never angry, 
     boastful or self-interested, always steadfast in doing what 
     was right.''
       McCall, of Rock Hill, was the state party's first Black 
     national committeeman. ``I loved

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     Glenn McCall from the moment we met on (U.S. Rep.) Ralph 
     Norman's '06 race. He was good and decent, a kind and gentle 
     soul and he was faithful,'' South Carolina GOP operative Rob 
     Godfrey posted on X. ``I embraced every opportunity to work 
     with him. I am thankful for our friendship, and I will miss 
     Glenn deeply. Thank you, Linda, for sharing him.''
       McCall served in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years, according 
     to a biography provided by the state party.
       He was a retired senior vice president of Bank of America, 
     and began serving on the Winthrop board in 2011, the 
     according to the school.
       ``He was a man of immense faith and personal conviction, as 
     evidenced by the life he lived every day,'' Winthrop 
     President Edward Serna said in an email about McCall to the 
     school. ``Those who interacted with the board on a regular 
     basis will recall how Glenn took the time to speak to 
     everyone in whatever room he found himself.''
       He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College 
     Park, with a bachelor's degree in management information 
     systems and a master's in business administration.
       ``We haven't always agreed on issues, but he has always 
     represented with class and an open ear,'' state Rep. Brandon 
     Guffey, R-York, posted on Facebook. ``The last time I saw 
     Glenn, was at the state party (reorganization). He came up to 
     congratulate me on winning legislator of the year and thanked 
     me for standing for truth as opposed to falling into the 
     bumper sticker politics many have turned to.''

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