[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LARRY WILSON

  (Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Larry Wilson of Fairmount, Indiana--a veteran who served other 
veterans. He passed away on June 13, 2013, at the age of 66.
  Larry was an outstanding civil servant who served both Grant County 
in my district and his country with integrity. He began his great 
service to our Nation in the United States Air Force, where he served 
as a senior master sergeant for 26 years. After retiring from the Air 
Force, he began a second career as a detective for the Grant County 
Sheriff's Department, a post he held for 20 years before retiring in 
1999.
  However, his retirement did not end his service to our community, and 
he continued on to serve as a Grant County commissioner, a Grant County 
council member, and a Grant County Veterans Affairs service officer. He 
worked tirelessly for the veterans of Grant County, helping them to 
receive the benefits and recognition they deserved.
  He was a community leader and a patriot, and I am honored to 
recognize his life's work today. My condolences and well wishes go out 
to his wife of 38 years, Linda, and to his children, Laura, Jeremy, 
Michael, and Christopher, as well as his grandchildren. We will all 
miss Larry Wilson dearly, but the lessons he taught us will not be 
forgotten. He was a veteran who truly served his country so well. He 
will be missed.

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