[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF FORMER REPRESENTATIVE BOB DAVIS OF 
                                MICHIGAN

  (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. STUPAK. Madam Speaker, I rise to regretfully inform my colleagues 
of the passing of former Congressman Bob Davis, who represented most of 
northern Michigan in Congress from 1979-1993. Bob died last Friday.
  I ask the House to observe a moment of silence in his honor.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will all Members rise for a moment of 
silence.
  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
achievements of Former Representative Bob Davis. I was deeply saddened 
to hear the loss of my friend Bob, a true Michigander. Through 
attending public schools in Mackinac County, miming a small Michigan 
business, and serving as a city council member, state representative 
and senator, Bob came to understand the state on every level. By the 
time he came to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1979, he truly 
understood the needs of Michigan's people. From his work with then-
Governor George Romney to reduce the tolls on the Mackinac Bridge, to 
his work in the House Armed Services Committee to procure major defense 
weapons systems, he always worked toward tangible results for those he 
was serving.
  Bob and I not only shared a love for Michigan and its people, but 
also a deep appreciation for the outdoors. Some of his greatest 
achievements while serving in the U.S. House were through his role as 
the Ranking Member on the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries 
Committee. He was able to help establish the Upper Peninsula's Keweenaw 
National Historic Park, the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and 
to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species. Even after his 
passing, Bob Davis' legacy and achievements will live on, in no small 
part through the natural and historic lands of Michigan that he fought 
to protect and preserve.

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