[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF THE LATE HONORABLE PAUL GILLMOR

  (Mr. REGULA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. REGULA. Madam Speaker, I know that Leader Boehner has already 
informed the House of the untimely death of our colleague, Paul 
Gillmor, but I want to just add to that. I will be offering a 
resolution of bereavement after we have finished the suspensions for 
the day, which will be very shortly, for those who might want to 
comment.
  It is a tremendous loss for Ohio. Paul was a leader in the Ohio 
senate over a number of years, 22 years to be exact. He was a leader 
here on the Financial Services Committee. But most importantly, he was 
a person who cared about the people of Ohio. He made a tremendous 
effort to represent them well. It is evident by a number of awards that 
he received and so on. I won't take the time to go into that now, but 
all of you knew Paul.
  I think something that many were not aware of, he was chosen as the 
vice president of the International NATO Group, the parliamentary group 
that is made up of something like 22 nations, and they elected him as 
the number two person in their leadership responsibilities. It is a 
tribute to him and to Ohio and to this body that he was chosen for that 
assignment.
  Madam Speaker, I would like if we would all rise and recognize his 
loss, too, in a moment of silence.

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