[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     TRIBUTE TO MR. LARRY L. GRIMES

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 26, 2001

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of the late 
Mr. Larry L. Grimes, an outstanding citizen and dedicated community 
leader in southwest Indiana, but most importantly, a dear friend. I 
join his lovely wife, Nancy, and daughter, Cassie, in expressing our 
gratitude for his loyal service to the State of Indiana.
  Mr. Speaker, Larry Grimes left this earth in November of 2000, just 
hours after his overwhelming election to the Warrick Circuit Court in 
Warrick County, Indiana. His election was a fitting tribute to the 
Christian character and servant's attitude that animated his life.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce that this past Sunday, June 24, 
2001, the town of Newburgh, Indiana held a hose cutting ceremony to 
dedicate its new fire and EMS stations in the name of Former Fire Chief 
Larry Grimes.
  Mr. Speaker, it is written that a good name is more precious than 
rubies. The good people of Newburgh have put a good name on this new 
facility.
  Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask my colleagues to join me in paying 
tribute to this esteemed man and cherished friend who as a family man, 
an educator, an attorney and a fireman, made southwestern Indiana a 
better place for his having been there.

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