[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H1337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF ROGER RANSOM

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a friend 
and a pillar of Riverside: Roger Ransom, who died on December 28, 2025, 
at the age of 87.
  I knew Roger for many decades. He was smart, funny, and unfailingly 
insightful. It was deeply fortunate for all of us that he should have 
spent so long at University of California Riverside as a distinguished 
professor of history and economics.
  His brilliance shone through in the wide range of books, articles, 
and papers he published across his storied academic career. Beyond his 
ability to write and to do research, he also showed a special ability 
to teach and mentor students.
  It is a testament to Roger that he never let his curiosity abate, 
writing his final book even in his final months of his life.
  Mr. Speaker, my heart goes out to his extraordinary wife, Connie, his 
entire family, and all of the innumerable lives he touched along the 
way. Rest easy, Roger. You have earned it.

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