[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22596]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL G. McGINTY OF FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

  (Mr. WATT of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on yesterday, my colleague, 
the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Myrick), and I announced, in 
the midst of all of the important other agendas that are going on in 
the House, an effort to pay tribute to all of the people who were 
killed in the September 11 disaster.
  Today I rise to pay tribute to Michael G. McGinty, who, during his 
life in an Air Force family, moved many times. So when he and his wife, 
Cynthia, bought their first home in Foxboro, Massachusetts, he put down 
roots, planted flowers to attract birds and butterflies, and became 
chairman of the deacons at Bethany Congregational Church.
  But his great joy in life was being the father of David and Daniel. 
Ms. McGinty says, ``I'm the one who would say it was time to do 
homework, but he would come and make it fun and games.''
  The night before Mr. McGinty left for his meeting at the World Trade 
Tower, he and his wife had a great conversation where everything 
clicked, and they felt really good about their family and children. She 
said, ``I am so glad


that the last conversation we had was a really good one.''
  I pay tribute to Michael McGinty today.

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