Hank Johnson: “today I rise to honor Charlie Norwood, a great servant of the people of Georgia. But I do want to bring attention to…”

“today I rise to honor Charlie Norwood, a great servant of the people of Georgia. But I do want to bring attention to what he would have wanted us to focus on above and beyond his legislative accomplishments, and that is his family. I did not get an opportunity to get to know Charlie, but I do know enough about him to understand what was most important to him. He was a man of high character and values, and so his family was very important. So I would like to mention and send my deepest condolences to Charlie's beautiful wife, Gloria, and his two sons, Charles and Carlton, who enabled him and made it possible for him to serve so honorably, particularly at times when clearly he must have not been feeling well. But he still persisted with his duties and responsibilities as a Congressman. It takes a lot to just walk these Halls from the office to the Capitol and back again, and he walked as long as he could, and then he started taking his wheelchair. So the man had a spirit to prevail over whatever obstacles might have befallen him. That is a spirit that each one of us can learn from and live by and do the best that we can, like he did.”