[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7805-7806]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF FORMER REPRESENTATIVE IKE ANDREWS OF 
                             NORTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. PRICE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of 
the North Carolina delegation to note with sadness the passing of 
former Representative Ike Andrews, who represented North Carolina's 
Fourth Congressional District from the 93rd to the 98th Congress, 1973 
to 1984.
  Ike Andrews rose from humble beginnings in the small town of Bonlee 
in Chatham County, North Carolina, to the Halls of Congress, and he 
never forgot his small town roots. He maintained a modest demeanor that 
sometimes belied the depth of his knowledge on complicated policy 
issues.
  Ike's service to his county began as an Army master sergeant. Ike 
served his country during World War II as a field artillery forward 
observer, earning a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. When Ike came back 
from the war, he earned both an undergraduate and a law degree from the 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, beginning a long 
relationship, a lifetime relationship with that school.
  Before coming to Congress, Ike served as both a North Carolina State 
senator and a State representative advancing the cause of desegregation 
in North Carolina's schools. His work in North Carolina was an opening 
act to a congressional career particularly devoted to the cause of 
education. Education changed his life, and he wanted to make sure that 
other people of modest means would have the same opportunity.
  In Congress he served as chairman of the Education and Labor 
Committee's Human Resources Subcommittee, where he worked to advance 
volunteerism programs and programs to reduce juvenile delinquency.
  When I was elected to this body 2 years after Ike had left it, he was 
always there to offer advice and encouragement. Today, as I think of 
his work in this body, I acknowledge with appreciation that it helped 
shape North Carolina's Triangle region as we know it today, a vibrant 
place of learning and research and innovation.
  Ike Andrews is survived by his wife, JoAnne, and his daughter, Alice.
  On behalf of the Members of this body, I want to express condolences 
for their loss; on behalf of my wife, Lisa; all of the Members of this 
body; all present and former colleagues.
  At this point, I am happy to yield to my colleague from North 
Carolina, the dean of our delegation, Mr. Coble.
  Mr. COBLE. I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for yielding.
  ``Hail fellow well met'' were words coined with Ike Andrews in mind. 
One could have met Ike for the first time, and he left thinking he'd 
known him for years. He was indeed ``hail fellow well met,'' and I am 
pleased to join my friend from North Carolina and my other colleagues 
in honoring the memory of Ike Andrews.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. I thank my colleague.
  Now, Madam Speaker, I'd like to ask that we observe a moment of 
silence in honor of the memory of former Representative Ike Andrews.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask all present to rise for 
the purpose of a moment of silence.

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