[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         IN MEMORY OF FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS DOWNING

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                           HON. JO ANN DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2001

  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, today I take the 
opportunity to honor the memory of former United States Representative 
Thomas Downing, who passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2001.
  Tom Downing was a strong and effective representative of Virginia's 
First District, and served the people well. He was a true friend of the 
military and an American patriot, Tom was loved by both Democrat and 
Republican alike. His passion was not about partisan politics--it was 
about Virginia, and he served the Commonwealth well.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to represent the First District, 
which Tom did admirably with class, passion and an unyielding love for 
country. Representative Downing will be remembered not only for his 
service in Congress, but for his devoted military service as well.
  A true war hero, Tom will be missed, but we will never forget his 
contributions to Virginia, and to our nation as a whole.

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