[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14945]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


              TRIBUTE TO FORMER CONGRESSMAN EARL LEE HOGAN

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                           HON. BARON P. HILL

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2007

  Mr. HILL. Madam Speaker, on Sunday night, June 3, 2007, the U.S. 
House of Representatives lost one of its own, a distinguished gentleman 
from southern Indiana. Former Congressman Earl Lee Hogan passed away 
Sunday evening, leaving behind a notable career of public service to 
Hoosiers. Born in 1920 in Hope, Indiana, Earl Hogan represented the 
Ninth District of southern Indiana from 1959 to 1961. As a young man, 
Congressman Hogan served his country as a bombardier on a B-17 in the 
Air Force, from 1940 to 1945. During his Air Force career, he was 
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and Air Medal 
with three oak leaf clusters. Congressman Hogan had a long career in 
law enforcement in Bartholomew County, serving first as deputy sheriff 
and then sheriff. Following his congressional service, Congressman 
Hogan took several positions focusing on rural development and 
agricultural issues. I thank Congressman Hogan and his family for their 
commitment and dedication to public service and all that they have 
given to the people of Southern Indiana. Congressman Hogan will be 
missed, but he leaves behind a record of service that speaks volumes 
about this honorable man.

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