Sam Gejdenson: “I just want to join with my colleagues, to the family, to give our concern and our love. He was a special individual on…”

“I just want to join with my colleagues, to the family, to give our concern and our love. He was a special individual on the committee. From the first day there, he brought with him an intellect that is hard to match and an understanding of history and the courage to follow those convictions through. We often have Members that have courage. We often have Members that have an understanding of history, but they never seem to be quite as joined as they were in Walter, a great sense of what has happened and where we should go, the courage to stick with it. It always, I think, brought us great joy to see Walter and his wife around the Capitol together. It was a privilege to serve with him on the Committee on International Relations.”