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




                 REMEMBERING CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE WILSON

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. I come to join my colleagues with a heavy heart to honor 
the memory of Charlie Wilson. I had the opportunity of having my House 
of Representatives office across from him in the early years of my 
career. Charlie is a great mentor and someone who always took the time 
to help others.
  I also had the opportunity to hear those stories about the funeral 
home. It was Charlie's family's funeral home that would actually take 
African American families when other funeral homes wouldn't. So I 
always respected that he looked at all people the same.
  Like many others, I had the opportunity to spend time with him on 
Lake Erie in the summers because we were both boaters, and had the 
opportunity for him to join my husband and Angela as we took trips 
together.
  So to his four sons and to Angela, know that you are in our hearts 
and our prayers. And I say to you, celebrate his life, because he had a 
life that was full of honor and celebration.

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