[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       IN MEMORY OF OLIVER POWERS

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I rise today to inform my colleagues of 
the passing of Oliver Bennett Powers a Senior Broadcast Engineering 
Technician for the Senate, and native of Chickasha, Oklahoma.
  Oliver passed away suddenly while vacationing with friends and family 
near Norfolk, Virginia on June 23, 2001. He was a respected, well-
liked, and dedicated member of the Senate Recording Studio staff. He is 
survived by his wife of 28 years, Anita; two sons, Isaiah and Lucas; 
his mother, Ella Belle Powers of Chickasha, Oklahoma, and brother, Roy 
Powers, of Norman. Our hearts go out to them.
  Oliver was a native of Chickasha, Oklahoma, where he graduated from 
high school in 1971. He was also a graduate of the University of 
Science and Arts of Oklahoma, also located in Chickasha, and went on to 
earn a Master's Degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma. 
Oliver began his service to the U.S. Senate in 1986, when he became 
director of audio and lighting for the Senate.
  Oliver will be missed by all of those who knew him through his 
community, his church, and his work here in the Senate. Oliver embodied 
the best of what we've come to expect from Oklahomans. He was hard 
working, yet soft-spoken and gentle; highly professional, yet humble, 
and always kind and respectful to others. He was representative of so 
many staff here that work tirelessly and anonymously on behalf of the 
Senate.
  On behalf of the United States Senate, let me say thank you to Anita, 
Isaiah, Lucas and the other members of the Powers family for sharing 
him with us these many years. He will be missed.

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