[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MAX M. FISHER

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, it was with a great deal of sadness that I 
learned today that one of the great patriots in America, a man from 
Illinois, Max Fisher, passed away.
  Max Fisher has been a great American statesman, a patriot, a public 
servant, an entrepreneur, and community leader. He lived in Michigan. 
He has some Illinois roots also. He was born in 1908 to humble 
beginnings. He built a company that became SPEEDWAY 76. He was the 
driving force behind the revitalization of the city of Detroit, and he 
was a close adviser to four U.S. Presidents.
  I got to know him quite well during the 1990s. I was able to visit 
with him personally. I got to know his family. I was so impressed with 
his commitment to his family, his community, his people, and his 
Nation.
  He was a great American and a righteous man. We have lost one of our 
great patriots in America today. I wanted to pay special tribute to Max 
Fisher and his family on this occasion.

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