[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9440]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  ON THE PASSING OF JUDGE EDWARD DAVIS

  (Mr. HASTINGS of Florida asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, yesterday a giant in South 
Florida passed away. He was a dear friend of mine, Judge Edward Davis, 
and a dear friend of all in America that are in the constant quest for 
justice. I have not had an opportunity to speak with his wife Patricia, 
but I did mention briefly last night that I offer she and the family my 
most sincere condolences.
  I intend at the appropriate time in the Congressional Record to 
commemorate Ed--and we call him Ned--by referring to the awesome career 
that he had and the significant number of undertakings that he put 
forward either as a lawyer or as a judge or as a citizen in Miami, Dade 
County, and throughout Florida and this Nation on behalf of the 
Southern District of Florida.
  He will be sorely missed. He was an extremely tall and giant of a man 
with as big a heart as was the fact that he was tall. I will sorely 
miss him. The Southern District of Florida and all of their judges; 
Judge James Lawrence King and he were good friends. Ned and I went on 
the bench together at the same time, and it hurts me and it hurts our 
community that he is gone.
  That said, Mr. Speaker, I will commemorate his memory more 
appropriately as time progresses.

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