[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF FORMER REPRESENTATIVE MENDEL DAVIS OF 
                             SOUTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. SPRATT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad responsibility as the dean of 
the South Carolina delegation to advise the House of the death of a 
former Member, Representative Mendel Davis, who passed away after 
several years of respiratory problems this weekend.
  I would now like to yield to the gentleman from Charleston, South 
Carolina, Mr. Henry Brown, who holds his seat, to say a word of respect 
and remembrance.
  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. I certainly appreciate the gentleman for 
yielding.
  Mendel Davis was a close friend of mine. He was born in and was a 
resident of North Charleston, South Carolina, which is part of my 
congressional district.
  Mendel Davis entered Congress after a special election in 1971 to 
replace his godfather, former Representative Mendel Rivers. Mendel 
Davis was reelected to Congress an additional four more times. He was a 
graduate of the College of Charleston and received his law degree from 
the University of South Carolina School of Law.
  Mendel Davis was one of the major reasons that the USS Yorktown now 
calls Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina its home.
  He was a champion for the little guy, and he was always known for his 
timely and efficient service to his constituents who loved and 
respected him.
  I know we will all miss Mendel Davis very much. During his time 
serving the people in the House of Representatives, he made it a better 
place to be.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to observe 1 minute of silence in honor 
of our former colleague, Representative Mendel Davis.

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