[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16382]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE REVEREND JIM FORD

  (Mr. LaHood asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer my condolences to 
the family of Reverend Jim Ford. Jim was a very, very good personal 
friend of mine and many of us in this House. He served the House for 
over 20 years with great distinction; and in serving the people that 
work in this House, including the Members and the staff, he served his 
country very well.
  He was a very proud man. He cared very much about the House of 
Representatives, the Members who are sent here. His service to this 
House and to his country will long be remembered because it was a 
service of distinction and integrity, and really trying to help Members 
and families get through troubled times, but also bringing people 
together through the marriages that he performed for a number of 
Members.
  So we will long remember our friend, Jim Ford, and our condolences go 
out to his family for the loss that they have incurred. We wish 
Godspeed to Reverend Ford. He will long be remembered in the halls of 
the House of Representatives.

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