[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                 REMEMBERING CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE WILSON

  (Mr. RYAN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. I also join with my colleagues from Ohio to honor 
the memory of Congressman Charlie Wilson. He was just a fun guy for so 
many of us who spent a lot of time in Washington, D.C. We shared a 
district in southeastern Ohio, and Charlie was one of the most popular 
politicians in the history of southeastern Ohio. He loved bonding with 
Members. He could very easily work across the aisle with Democrats and 
Republicans. He always had a funny story or something to tell.
  I always appreciate when someone talks about their parents. He would 
always talk about growing up in southeastern Ohio and his dad and the 
furniture store and the funeral home and picking Democrats up in 
funeral cars to take them to the polls to make sure that they can vote. 
He loved telling those stories. But he loved his kids and grandkids. He 
would beam when he would talk about being with them for the holidays.
  And so we honor him and send our heartfelt wishes to Angela, who was 
just a lot of fun to be with, too. I know her and Charlie had a lot of 
good times and a lot of good years together. And I want to say, 
Charlie, thanks for being a great friend to us and a great Member of 
the United States Congress. Southeast Ohio is a better place because of 
your service and your life.

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