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im Line) John P. Murtha LATE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PENNSYLVANIA ÷ MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES HON. JOHN P. MURTHA ÷z 1932–2010 HON. JOHN P. MURTHA ÷z 1932–2010 VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:39 Aug 04, 2010 Jkt 054800 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6686 Sfmt 6686 H:\DOCS\MURTHA\MURTHA3.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) John P. Murtha VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:39 Aug 04, 2010 Jkt 054800 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\MURTHA\MURTHA3.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE 54800.004 (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes HELD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF JOHN P. MURTHA Late a Representative from Pennsylvania One Hundred Eleventh Congress Second Session ÷ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2010 VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:39 Aug 04, 2010 Jkt 054800 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6686 H:\DOCS\MURTHA\MURTHA3.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:39 Aug 04, 2010 Jkt 054800 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\MURTHA\MURTHA3.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) CONTENTS Page Biography .................................................................................................. v Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Tributes by Representatives: Altmire, Jason, of Pennsylvania ............................................... 22 Baca, Joe, of California .............................................................. 41 Bishop, Sanford., Jr., of Georgia ............................................... 32 Brady, Robert A., of Pennsylvania ............................................ 69 Braley, Bruce L., of Iowa ........................................................... 57 Brown, Corrine, of Florida ........................................................ 61 Capuano, Michael E., of Massachusetts ................................... 62 Carney, Christopher P., of Pennsylvania ................................. 25 Cohen, Steve, of Tennessee ....................................................... 67 Dahlkemper, Kathleen A., of Pennsylvania ............................. 27 DeLauro, Rosa L., of Connecticut ............................................. 68 Doyle, Michael F., of Pennsylvania .......................................... 17 Driehaus, Steve, of Ohio ............................................................ 63 Edwards, Donna F., of Maryland .............................................. 59 Farr, Sam, of California ............................................................ 42 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., of New Jersey ................................ 14 Harman, Jane, of California ...................................................... 37 Hinchey, Maurice D., of New York ........................................... 31 Hirono, Mazie K., of Hawaii ...................................................... 38 Holden, Tim, of Pennsylvania ................................................... 16 Holt, Rush D., of New Jersey .................................................... 33 Jackson Lee, Sheila, of Texas ................................................... 10, 77 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, of Texas ............................................. 75 Jones, Walter B., of North Carolina ......................................... 59 Kanjorski, Paul E., of Pennsylvania ................................... 3, 5, 6, 15 Kaptur, Marcy, of Ohio .............................................................. 51 Kildee, Dale E., of Michigan ..................................................... 73 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C., of Michigan .......................................... 29 King, Steve, of Iowa ................................................................... 10 Kingston, Jack, of Georgia ........................................................ 12 Larson, John B., of Connecticut ................................................ 22, 75 Lee, Barbara, of California ........................................................ 35 Lewis, Jerry, of California ......................................................... 40 Lipinski, Daniel, of Illinois ........................................................ 34 Lowey, Nita M., of New York .................................................... 55 Maloney, Carolyn B., of New York ........................................... 72 McCarthy, Carolyn, of New York .............................................. 74 McCollum, Betty, of Minnesota ................................................. 36 Mollohan, Alan B., of West Virginia ......................................... 70 Moran, James P., of Virginia .................................................... 49 Murphy, Patrick J., of Pennsylvania ........................................ 26 Obey, David R., of Wisconsin .................................................... 19 Pascrell, Bill, Jr., of New Jersey ............................................... 34 [ iii ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:39 Aug 04, 2010 Jkt 054800 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\MURTHA\MURTHA3.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) Page Proceedings in the House of Representatives:—Continued Tributes by Representatives—Continued Pelosi, Nancy, of California ....................................................... 45 Pitts, Joseph R., of Pennsylvania ............................................. 5 Quigley, Mike, of Illinois ........................................................... 42 Rahall, Nick J., II, of West Virginia ......................................... 47 Rangel, Charles B., of New York .............................................. 72 Rothman, Steven R., of New Jersey ......................................... 56 Shuster, Bill, of Pennsylvania ................................................... 69 Skelton, Ike, of Missouri ............................................................ 39 Stupak, Bart, of Michigan ......................................................... 64 Thompson, Glenn, of Pennsylvania .......................................... 8 Visclosky, Peter J., of Indiana .................................................. 21 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, of Florida ................................... 40 Welch, Peter, of Vermont .......................................................... 65 Young, C.W. Bill, of Florida ...................................................... 11 Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Dodd, Christopher J., of Connecticut ....................................... 80 Reid, Harry, of Nevada .............................................................. 79 Memorial Services: Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol .............................................................. 100 Westmont Presbyterian Church ....................................................... 83 [ iv ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:39 Aug 04, 2010 Jkt 054800 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6687 Sfmt 6687 H:\DOCS\MURTHA\MURTHA3.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) BIOGRAPHY PENNSYLVANIA’S LONGEST SERVING MEMBER OF CONGRESS U.S. Representative JOHN P. ‘‘JACK’’ MURTHA dedicated his life to serving his country both in the military and in the Halls of Congress. He had a long and distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in 1990. He served the people of Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District from 1974 until his death in 2010. At the time of his death, Congressman MURTHA was the eighth most senior Member of the 435-Member U.S. House of Representatives. Of the nearly 10,600 men and women who have served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1789, only 61 have served longer than him. On February 6, 2010, he became the longest serving Member of Congress from the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania. When he was a young boy, Congressman MURTHA’s great- grandmother, Mary Bell, told him, ‘‘We are put on this Earth to make a difference.’’ He lived by that motto every day of his life. He had two childhood career goals and was successful in achieving both: he wanted to become a colonel in the Marine Corps and a Member of Congress. EARLY LIFE AND MILITARY SERVICE JOHN PATRICK MURTHA, JR., was born on June 17, 1932, in New Martinsville, WV. Early in his life he and his family moved to Pennsylvania. He grew up in Westmoreland Coun- ty where he completed the requirements to become an Eagle Scout and where he worked as a newspaper delivery boy and at a gas station. He graduated from Ramsay High School in Mount Pleasant and later attended the Kiskiminetas Springs School and Washington and Jefferson College, where he played football. During the Korean war, he decided to interrupt his college education and enlist in the Marine Corps out of deep patriot- ism and love for his country. In boot camp he earned the American Spirit Honor Medal, an award given to fewer than [ v ] VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:39 Aug 04, 2010 Jkt 054800 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6688 Sfmt 6688 H:\DOCS\MURTHA\MURTHA3.BST CRS2 PsN: SKAYNE (Trim Line) (Trim Line) 1 in 10,000 recruits. He was selected after basic training to become a junior drill instructor at Parris Island and in early 1953 was selected to attend Officer Candidate School at Quantico, VA. He was then assigned to the Second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC. His unit was assigned to go to Korea, but the armistice was signed before his unit deployed. He was released from active duty in February 1955 and joined the Marine Corps Reserves. On June 10, 1955, in Alexandria, VA, JOHN MURTHA mar- ried the former Joyce
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