[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN MEMORY OF FORMER U.S. CONGRESSMAN BILL HARSHA

  (Mrs. SCHMIDT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to report the passing of a 
very dear friend of this House and a former Member, Bill Harsha, who 
passed away at the age of 89 on October 11 of this year.
  Bill was a friend of mine and a mentor. He served with distinction in 
what was then the Ohio Sixth Congressional District from 1961 to 1981, 
a period of 20 years. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. He graduated 
from Portsmouth High School in 1939 and from Kenyon College in 1943. He 
served honorably as a marine from 1942 to 1944.
  He was admitted to the Ohio bar on March 6, 1947, and served as an 
assistant solicitor until 1951 when he was elected prosecutor. After 
serving in Congress, he returned to his law practice in 1986.
  I am proud to have called Bill my friend and proud that I had his 
support when I decided to run for Congress.
  He is survived by his wonderful wife, Rosemary, of 64 years and four 
sons and six grandchildren.
  I would ask that the House observe a moment of silence for the 
passing of this great man.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask all Members to rise for 
the purpose of a moment of silence.

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