[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3230]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PASSING OF FORMER COLLEAGUE TILLIE FOWLER

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sadness to 
inform the House that our good friend and our distinguished former 
colleague from Florida, Tillie Fowler, passed away today at 10:30 a.m. 
Tillie epitomized the very meaning of class, and she was the Southern 
lady in this House. She was a rare find, an example to all Members of 
Congress in her patriotism and her bipartisanship, and to women 
everywhere in her ability to attain the highest levels of power while 
always putting her family first. Our prayers are with Tillie's family 
during this difficult time, and we will all miss her greatly.
  Her loved ones should know that Tillie left them, our country, and 
all who had the good fortune to know her a wonderful and lasting 
legacy.
  And, Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Crenshaw) for a further announcement.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. 
Tillie had an awful lot of friends in this Chamber. And for those of 
you that will not be able to go to Jacksonville for the funeral service 
on Friday, next Tuesday night we have reserved a time of Special Order 
to celebrate her life and her service. And so if you would like to be 
part of that celebration, if you would please contact my office.
  Tillie was a remarkable woman. She was a rare combination of 
passionate drive and dedication coupled with just a warm and caring 
feeling for all the people around her, and she will be missed by not 
only her family, but her friends in this Chamber, by the people of 
Florida, as well as the people of this Nation whom she so proudly 
served. So I am sure you all join as we send our thoughts and prayers 
to her husband Buck, and her two daughters in this difficult time.

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