[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7046]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MOSES HARRISON

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
accomplishments of Moses Harrison. His judicial successes have been 
well chronicled, but he got elected to the Illinois Supreme Court in 
1992 and served for 8 years before becoming the chief justice.
  However, there's probably no more credible source than my mom, who 
says that Moses was a nice, gentle man; everyone who knew him liked 
him.
  I also appreciated his support in a letter for me to go to the 
military academy at West Point.
  Moses was very involved in local activities and also was involved in 
the Episcopal Church.
  Mr. Harrison was preceded in death by his son, Luke. He leaves behind 
his wife, Sharon; his son, Judge Clarence Harrison and his wife and 
four grandchildren, who will greatly miss him.

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