Mike Honda: “I also would like to share my deepest sympathies with Patsy Mink's family, John Francis, her husband, her daughter Wendy…”

“I also would like to share my deepest sympathies with Patsy Mink's family, John Francis, her husband, her daughter Wendy and her brother Eugene Takemoto. I also want to share my sympathies to the people of Hawaii. Many things have been said here this evening, and as a child growing up I remember reading about her. I remember hearing about her in the community, her accomplishments, Patsy Mink, and this session, my first session, I had the privilege to get to know her, sit next to her through the debates and through different issues that came up on the floor, but what everybody said here this evening was new to me. I appreciate her life. I also appreciate the accomplishments and the work that she has done because although we say here tonight of her work, there would be many people and future generations who will not know of her work, but will be touched by her work. To her, I thank her for that. I am the recipient of her work. I am the recipient of her toil.”