[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 1220-1221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING JERRY ``J.R.'' McBRIDE

  (Mr. FOSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, as the 114th Congress continues to set its 
course for the coming term, I rise today to honor Jerry ``J.R.'' 
McBride, a member of the DuPage County Board, who died of cancer in 
October at the young age of 47.
  I rise not to dwell on his passing but to suggest that we all may 
take a moment to learn a few lessons from his life. J.R., as he was 
affectionately called, lived his life by focusing on the needs of 
others.
  He was a family man. He cared deeply about his wife, Becky, and his 
five children. He was a community man, helping more area nonprofit 
organizations than I have time to mention here.
  Perhaps most important for those of us in Congress, J.R. was a public 
servant who put the needs of his community and his constituents ahead 
of politics and partisanship.

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  J.R. was an equal opportunity listener and a friend to Republicans 
and Democrats alike. He knew the importance of cooperation and of 
compromise, of humor and humanity. He saw in his fellow public servants 
the common aspiration to do what is right for the people that we have 
been elected to represent.
  Mr. McBride recognized that we are all in this together, and he was 
committed to working together for the greater good. That lesson, along 
with his accomplishments for DuPage County and his memory, will live 
on.

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