[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ALBERT BRYAN, SR.

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, while we were here at work, 
his family, my prior coworkers at the Department of Health, my friends 
and community said farewell to a beloved son, Albert Bryan, Sr.
  His sudden passing caught us all off guard, but that was often his 
way. Never one to call attention to himself, despite his good looks, 
tall stature and significant presence, he was unassuming and gentle, 
with a generous spirit.
  Whether it was as a senior officer at one of our banks or as PTA 
president at the Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School our children 
attended, or whether it was as an administrator of the Charles Howard 
Health Facility or co-owner of a favorite watering hole, or whether it 
was as the devoted son, husband, father, grandfather who was always 
about family, he was the best there was.
  Born and raised in St. Thomas, but living much of his adult life on 
St. Croix, he accomplished the impossible in bringing the two islands 
together, especially through the camaraderie of the Cruzan Gentlemen of 
his current home and the Gentlemen of Savaan, where he spent his early 
life.
  Bert was my coworker, supporter, confidant and friend. I will miss 
him, as all who knew him and loved him will. He gave a lot to everyone 
that he touched as he passed this way. We are grateful for his life, a 
life he lived fully and well.
  My family, staff and the Congress of the United States extend our 
heartfelt sympathy to his wife, children, grandchildren and his entire 
family. May he rest in peace.

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