[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF JUDGE JOHN L. APOSTOLOU

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                           HON. BOB GOODLATTE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2017

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I along with my colleague, Representative 
Morgan Griffin rise to honor the life of Judge John L. Apostolou, a 
native of Salem, Virginia Born on August, 16, 1930, Judge Apostolou 
passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017, at the age of 87.
  Judge Apostolou was a widely respected member of the local legal 
community and well-known in the Roanoke Valley as a ``law-and-order 
judge.'' He was loved by the bar because he was a lawyer's judge, one 
who would help a young lawyer learn the craft of practicing in the 
courtroom, and was always fair to everyone who came before him, whether 
they were represented by a lawyer or not.
  Following his graduation from the College of William and Mary and the 
Marshall-Wythe School of Law, he worked in a private law practice and 
later worked as an assistant commonwealth's attorney in Roanoke. He 
also served as acting judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations 
Court on two occasions during the 1960s. In 1985, he began full-time 
service as a General District Court judge in the 23rd Judicial 
District, which includes Roanoke, Roanoke County, and Salem. He served 
on the bench for more than a decade before retiring in 1996.
  Like many that he met over the years, we will remember Judge 
Apostolou as a fine man and a very fair judge. We thank him for his 
service to our country in the United States Army and to the Roanoke 
community in the courtroom. We offer our condolences to his wife of 43 
years, Brenda, as well as their children, Cynthia, Laura, and Jay, and 
four grandchildren. Our prayers are with the Apostolou family as they 
mourn this loss. May God give them comfort and peace.

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