[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 471]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING SARGENT SHRIVER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, Members, yesterday we lost a great 
American, a real hero when Sargent Shriver passed away.
  My wife, Patti, and I were honored to be able to call Sarge our 
friend. He was a great mentor to both of us. Our lives were shaped, 
inspired, improved by the extraordinary vision and talent of Sargent 
Shriver when he built the Peace Corps.
  We had the awesome experience to join the Peace Corps in its third 
year and to be assigned to Ethiopia. Were it not for Shriver's 
leadership, this iconic and pure American program would never exist.
  Sargent Shriver became our close friend as the years went by. With 
each meeting, our love for Sarge grew, as did our respect for his 
endless enthusiasm and desire to improve the status of all.
  In the 1990s, Patti had the opportunity to work closely with Sargent 
Shriver to spread the Peace Corps to Eastern Europe, Asia, and South 
Africa. His enthusiasm once again motivated Americans to join the Peace 
Corps and serve men, women, and children in every part of the globe.
  America and the world will miss this compassionate and talented man.
  Patti and I send our prayers and condolences to his family, and we 
will personally miss this amazing individual.

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