[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2691]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JAMES V. KIMSEY

  (Mr. BEYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, America and the world lost an indefatigable 
champion, a distinguished gentleman, and a charismatic friend with the 
death of James V. Kimsey this past Tuesday.
  Jim was larger than life. Everything Jim touched has become part of 
the history and culture of our community. From Bullfeathers to AOL, 
from his home above the Potomac to the orphanages in Vietnam, from the 
Kennedy Center to the International Commission on Missing Persons, Jim 
Kimsey has been a transformational leader.
  Despite his too-short life, Jim's resume is long and deep: founder 
and CEO of AOL, chairman of Refugees International, Library of Congress 
Trust Fund Board, Executive Committee of the National Symphony 
Orchestra, Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, West Point Board of 
Visitors, an Army tour in the Dominican Republic and two in Vietnam, 
the Army Ranger Hall of Fame, and so much more.
  But for Jim's myriad of friends, he was so much more than a list of 
achievements. He was visionary, strategic, generous, mischievous, and 
always had a smile on his face.
  Who else could be tossed out of Gonzaga College High School 2 months 
before graduation, graduate from our archrival St. John's College High 
School, and still be a generous and loyal Gonzaga friend for decades to 
come?
  Jim's funeral will be this Saturday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew 
the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
  We will all miss you for a long time.

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