[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17501-17502]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     IN REMEMBRANCE OF HON. HERBERT H. BATEMAN, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, let me share with my colleague from 
Massachusetts my sentiments and my concern and surprise about our 
colleague, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bateman), who evidently 
collapsed and is now deceased. I think all of us in the House are 
totally shocked.

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  We have had lunch with him. We have walked the halls of Congress. We 
recently have heard his wisdom. And all of us will agree his 
personality has uplifted us all. He will be sadly missed. And I know 
all of us will be speaking more about his death, but I share with my 
colleague from Massachusetts what an extraordinarily likeable, 
friendly, and uplifting individual this was. I give my best sentiments 
to his family and his friends.

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