[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 402]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING SARGENT SHRIVER

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, ``one of the brightest lights of the 
greatest generation,'' that's how President Obama correctly described 
Sargent Shriver, who we all know passed away yesterday.
  Sargent Shriver gave new meaning to the term ``public service.'' He 
never held elective service, and yet he launched the Peace Corps, was a 
member of the Diplomatic Corps, and he and his wife started the great 
Special Olympics.
  In fact, I first got to know him in 1997 when I happened to be 
traveling with President Clinton in Latin America. We were in Buenos 
Aires, and it just so happened that that night Sargent Shriver was 
there holding an event to raise funds for the Special Olympics. He, by 
virtue of his public service, was able to touch lives not just here in 
the United States, but because of his service, he was able to touch 
lives all over the globe.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with his wonderful children and all the 
members of his family.

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