[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19402]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       MOURNING THE LOSS OF NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMAN JAMES DAVIS

  (Mr. TOWNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart as New York 
City lost a true public servant yesterday in a violent shooting at City 
Hall.
  Councilman James Davis of Brooklyn was an intelligent, passionate, 
and energetic young man who had an extremely bright future. He worked 
very hard and took his duties as a public servant very, very seriously.
  With James, it was always about the community. He was dedicated to 
his community, having served as a police officer and district leader 
before being elected to the city council. One could always see the love 
he had for his community.
  I met James through the Youth March Against Violence that he 
organized. He was only 41 years old and had served almost one term in 
the New York City Council at the time of his murder. But he had already 
made his mark. I will miss him greatly, as will the entire city and 
Nation, especially those of us from Brooklyn.
  My sympathies and prayers go out to his family, to his staff, and 
friends. Farewell, James. You fought a good fight. Farewell, farewell.

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