Kendrick Meek: “this Congress has suffered a great loss in the death of Julian Dixon. God called Julian home; and he said to him well…”

“this Congress has suffered a great loss in the death of Julian Dixon. God called Julian home; and he said to him well done, my good and faithful servant. Well done. Julian was outstanding. He was a consummate legislator, a consummate gentleman. I served with him on the Committee on Appropriations. I will never forget how fearless he was, when he stood before many times, not a very agreeing committee, to speak up for D.C. and to speak up for all of the people. Mr. Speaker, I served with him on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's board. He was a voice of wisdom. He was a voice of calm. He was a very, very bright and smart man; but the other side of Julian was a very funny humorous side. He used to call me back there where he sat and he would tell me nice, little grandmotherly jokes, and I would laugh. Sometimes they were not even funny; but I laughed, because they came from Julian. I always teased him about Juanita Millender-McDonald, and we always had a running joke about Juanita. Julian loved her. He loved me. He loved all of us in Congress. So it is with great humility that I say God called home a soldier. Well done, Julian.”