[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14334]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        EXTENDING CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF OSCAR BROWN, JR.

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to 
extend condolences to the family of a dear friend of mine and a friend 
of all people who love culture, art, music, literature.
  Oscar Brown, Jr., died a few days ago, and of course, Oscar was a 
noted entertainer who always stayed close to his roots. Some of his 
great pieces were things like Mr. Kicks and, of course, his great song 
about the snake.
  I simply say to his wife Jean Pace, to their children, especially his 
daughter Maggie who is a great entertainer in her own right, that we 
appreciated having the opportunity to know and benefit from Oscar's 
great works and wish you all much happiness as you continue to live out 
his legacy.

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