[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       FORMER MEMBER HOWARD WOLPE

  (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I have sad news for the House today. I rise 
to inform the House that we lost a former Member of this great 
institution. He was our friend, Howard Wolpe, who served in this body 
for 14 years. He was particularly known for his concern for the poor 
and unfortunate and about peace in the world.
  He was a true patriot, a devoted teacher, and a fine statesman. He 
was a dear friend of mine and many others with whom he served. He 
shared our collective love for this great Nation and for our State of 
Michigan. He had an enormous impact upon public policy in Michigan and 
our country, as well as across the world, which was a positive one. He 
contributed most of his life to bringing civility to government 
relations and to making this world a better place--a passion that I was 
able to witness during his long and distinguished service here.
  He served Michigan ably and honorably and went on to serve as the 
Presidential Special Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes Region, where he 
initiated peace talks and helped to end civil wars in Burundi and the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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