January 10, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H89 of Army policies, actions, operations, nities and friends on both sides of the service to our country. He is in God’s and requirements. His firsthand knowl- aisle. hands now. May he rest in eternal edge of the military, its culture, and Representative Winn served on the peace. its tradition has been of tremendous House Committee on Foreign Affairs f value to congressional offices. for many years, ultimately becoming HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY Sergeant Major Hawkins was espe- the ranking member on the committee. OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING cially effective in his service to Mem- During his time working on the For- bers and staff as he escorted them on eign Affairs Committee, the United The SPEAKER pro tempore. The fact-finding and oversight delegations States grappled with major world Chair recognizes the gentleman from within and outside the . events such as the Cold War, the Viet- Texas (Mr. AL GREEN) for 5 minutes, Members and staff found him to be a nam war, and conflict in the Middle Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- thoughtful, intelligent, dedicated sol- East. In addition to his role on the For- er, I rise today in the well of the Con- dier in the very best traditions of eign Affairs Committee, he also rep- gress of the United States of America America’s Armed Forces. resented the U.S. as a congressional as a proud, liberated Democrat. A lib- Mr. Speaker, it has been a pleasure representative to the United Nations, erated Democrat, by my definition, is to know and serve with Sergeant Major appointed by President Reagan. In all one who cannot only speak truth to Hawkins during his time as Army Con- of these roles, he was an excellent rep- power, but can also speak about power. So I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to gressional Fellow and Congressional resentative of our country to the rest honor and celebrate the life and legacy Legislative Liaison Officer in the of the world. of Dr. Martin Luther King. And in so House of Representatives. Larry took tremendous pride in serv- doing, I want to encourage persons to On behalf of a grateful nation, it is ing the people of the Third District. not only read the masterpiece that Dr. my honor to recognize the selfless serv- Constituent service was always one of King wrote when he was in the Bir- ice and sacrifice of Sergeant Major his top priorities, and he believed that mingham jail, but also read the letter Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ Hawkins and his fam- solving problems for his constituents that he was responding to. ily. I wish Sergeant Major Hawkins the was one of his most important respon- This letter was written by eight per- very best as he begins a new chapter of sibilities. If someone had an issue with sons, in my opinion, none of whom dedicated service to our Nation in the a Federal agency, Larry and his staff were bigots, none of whom taught or United States Army. would make sure that it got resolved. preached hate; eight persons who were f This principle of valuing and serving of the religious community; eight per- each individual constituent in the dis- TRIBUTE TO FORMER sons who were beyond reproach, high trict is one that I try to follow to this CONGRESSMAN LARRY WINN, JR. moral standards, impeccable character. day trying to fill his shoes. You need to read the letter that Dr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The He lived a great life outside of Con- King was responding to, the letter that Chair recognizes the gentleman from gress as well. Larry was an alumnus of was written by eight members of the (Mr. YODER) for 5 minutes. the University of Kansas school of clergy. And when you read this letter, Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise journalism and a proud Jayhawk. I as you go through it, you will get to today to honor and remember the life have even heard that he taught lifelong the last paragraph. of a long-time public servant in this Wildcat current Senator I shall read the last paragraph and body, one of my predecessors, former how to ‘‘Wave the Wheat.’’ excerpt from it, if you will, not in its Third District Congressman from Kan- When World War II began, he was un- entirety, but I shall read an excerpt sas, Representative Larry Winn. able to join the military due to the loss from the last paragraph, and then I Larry passed away on New Year’s Eve of one of his legs in an accident; how- want to contemporize the excerpt from at the remarkable age of 98, and he will ever, he still served his country admi- the last paragraph. be dearly missed by his family and the rably by building airplanes in Kansas Read it in its entirety. Read the let- people of the Third District. Larry will City. Other accomplishments of his in- ter from the Birmingham jail. But, my long be remembered in our community cluded serving as the director of the friends, please read the letter that he and in the Halls of Congress as a de- National Association of Home Builders was responding to. If you do not read voted public servant. and the founding of the Kansas City, this letter, you cannot totally appre- Representative Winn served in this Kansas, Chamber’s Congressional ciate the message that Dr. King was body for 18 years, from 1967 to 1985. His Forum, which I have the privilege of conveying. time in the House spanned across nine regularly addressing and is still going Here is what I shall read as an ex- Congresses and five Presidential ad- on today, starting its 50th year. cerpt. It reads: ‘‘When rights are con- ministrations, from Lyndon B. Johnson Larry was a mentor to me and so sistently denied, a cause should be to Ronald Reagan. He served alongside many aspiring elected officials in Kan- pressed in the courts and in negotia- some of the great statesmen of his sas, dispensing valuable advice, and old tions among local leaders, and not in time. war stories to help guide us along. He the streets.’’ Larry’s freshman class in the House had a gift for humor and an ease with I just want to contemporize that sen- included later President George H.W. people that served him well in all of his tence. Bush. Larry and his wife, Joan, became endeavors. And most of all, he was a In the courts, let somebody else take good friends with the Bushes, and Joan great man. care of this problem. There are other and Barbara Bush were proud members While we will mourn the loss of people who are prepared for this. They of a club for congressional spouses Larry, I take comfort knowing that he know best how to handle this. Let called the 66 Club. is now being reunited with Joan, his someone else do what we could take Larry became close friends with and beloved wife of 73 years, who passed upon ourselves the duty to do. Let greatly respected President Gerald away in 2015. Larry also leaves behind someone else be responsible for liberty Ford, who once visited the Third Dis- a large and loving family. His legacy and justice for all. Let someone else be trict and drew a huge crowd in my will live on through his four children— responsible for government of the peo- hometown of Overland Park. Larry Winn III, Douglas Winn, Janet ple, by the people, for the people. Let Larry also represented our State, Payne, and Cynthia Burr—plus 8 grand- someone else do it. along with one of our most prominent children and 16 great-grandchildren. Contemporizing this language, let Kansans ever, Senator . Larry’s legacy will live on in other the special prosecutor do it. The spe- Larry was known as a congenial public servants whom he mentored and cial prosecutor will give us a decision Member who worked to find consensus inspired. He left an indelible mark on that we can appreciate, that we can and develop strong relationships with this body, and because of his leadership take forth, that we can then claim has his colleagues on both sides of the here, Kansas and the United States is given us the foundation to do some- aisle. While he spent his entire time in better off for it. thing significant. Congress in the minority party, he On behalf of the United States Con- Mr. Speaker, these were persons of made a priority of seeking out opportu- gress, we are thankful for Larry Winn’s honorable standing, great stature.

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