[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17765]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN MEMORIAM: FRANCES XAVIER SOLOMON, II

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                  HON. GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN

                    of the northern mariana islands

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 20, 2013

  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands--
and all the Pacific territories--lost a friend in August. Mr. Francis 
Xavier Solomon, II, veteran and public servant, passed away.
  Mr. Solomon's service to our country ranged from his tour of combat 
in Vietnam to his career with the Department of the Interior. There, he 
helped develop telecommunications infrastructure in the islands and the 
financial management systems our young governments needed.
  In his last 13 years he worked as a consultant to the Prior Service 
Retirement Trust Fund, which provides a pension to former employees of 
the U.S. Government in Micronesia.
  Mr. Solomon is remembered by my constituents as ``a true public 
servant in the finest sense of the term,'' and ``a humble person who 
possessed extraordinary talent and accomplished great things.''
  Francis Xavier Solomon leaves behind a beloved wife of 29 years, 
Millie, and several children and stepchildren. And he leaves behind a 
legacy throughout our island communities, for which we will always be 
indebted.

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