[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21610]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                TRIBUTE TO THE HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

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                               speech of

                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 1, 2001

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, Jerry Solomon was a great American. I think 
those of us who had the privilege to serve with him in the Congress 
know that he would consider this one of the finest compliments he could 
receive.
  He loved this Country. He was a Marine and proud of it. He was a 
patriot in the very best sense of that word.
  He was a loyal Republican who fought hard for the things he believed 
in. But he also had as many friends on the other side of the aisle as 
anyone in the House.
  I always called him my Leader, because I respected him so much that I 
always watched to see how he voted and then usually followed his lead.
  This Nation is a better place because of Jerry Solomon. He was one of 
the finest men I have ever known, and I want, in this small way, to 
express my great appreciation for his service and my heartfelt 
condolences to his family.

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