[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11814]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    FORMER CONGRESSMAN LOUIS STOKES

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, tonight I rise, as dean of the Ohio 
delegation, to bring to my colleagues' attention and those who are 
listening that one of our great Members of Congress from Ohio, 
Congressman Lou Stokes, who served so ably, with such dignity, with 
such acumen, and with such heart has been diagnosed with a very serious 
type of cancer. His days with us are numbered.
  I know that many Members hold memories of Lou, and there will be many 
tributes paid to Congressman Louis Stokes of Ohio. Without question, 
his service was legendary, along with his brother, who became the first 
African American mayor in our country, the city of Cleveland.
  If we look coast to coast, the people of Ohio are walking in prayer 
with the Stokes family now. If Congressman Stokes is listening, I hope 
he knows that the love of this House, the place to which he dedicated 
the best years of his life, are with him.
  Thank you, Congressman Louis Stokes of Ohio, for what you have done 
for America, for the people of Ohio, and for the people of Cleveland. 
History will record the greatness of your service to others. We love 
you. We pray with you. We walk with you.

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