[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11969-11970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       FRANKLIN L. ``JAKE'' FLAKE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Flake) for 2 minutes.
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, flags at the State Capitol in Arizona are 
flying at half-staff this week to honor the life of Jake Flake.
  Jake leaves behind a legacy of service from school boards to 
irrigation districts to hospital governing boards to the Boy Scouts of 
America to the Farm Credit Association to countless other 
organizations. You name it; Jake Flake ran it; raised money for it; 
rescued it or improved it.
  But it was in Arizona's State legislature that he became best known 
and loved across the State, particularly

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during his term as Speaker of the House. One of Arizona's last genuine 
cowboy legislators, his perspective, his insight and his counsel is 
simply irreplaceable.
  To his wife, Mary Louise, Jake was a loving husband. To his 13 
children, he was a devoted father. To his 55 grandchildren, he was an 
adoring grandfather. To his church, he was a faithful servant. To his 
community, he was a loyal advocate. To his beloved State of Arizona, he 
was a statesman.
  To this lowly Congressman, he was a caring uncle and mentor, and I 
will miss him dearly.

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