[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONDOLENCES TO SENATOR INHOFE

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise to express my deepest sympathy to the 
senior Senator from Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe and his wife Kay on 
the sudden and untimely loss of their son, Dr. Perry Inhofe, this 
weekend in a plane crash. I extend my thoughts and prayers to the 
entire Inhofe family.
  Perry Inhofe was an orthopedic surgeon as well as a licensed pilot 
and flight instructor, with a family of his own. Flying is integral to 
the Inhofe family--I know that from my service with Senator Inhofe on 
the Armed Services Committee and as cochair with him of the Army 
Caucus, a caucus he created along with Senator Dan Akaka to support the 
men and women serving in the Army. I know of his intense involvement in 
flying.
  I hope, certainly, that the memories and the time he had with his son 
will help sustain and comfort him in the days ahead. Senator Inhofe is 
a man of great integrity, with great dedication to his faith, to the 
Nation. Again, at this time of loss, I only hope the memory and the 
example of his son, his son's service and his courage and faith and 
love will sustain the Inhofe family.

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