Ed Case: “just nine months ago, in the middle of her campaign for a thirteenth House term, which she most certainly would have won…”

“just nine months ago, in the middle of her campaign for a thirteenth House term, which she most certainly would have won resoundingly and in fact did win posthumously, the late United States Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink was tragically lost to her beloved Hawai`i, this Congress, our country, and our very world. The days, weeks, and months that followed witnessed a massive outpouring of first shock and disbelief, then sorrow and regret, and finally remembrance and gratitude for this singular life. As just a few examples: A deeply moving memorial service was held in our Hawai`i State Capitol, graciously attended by many of Mrs. Mink's colleagues from this House, including now-Minority Leader Pelosi and Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Miller, and thousands of grateful citizens of Hawai`i and beyond; This House published a beautiful memorial volume containing the many eulogies delivered by Mrs. Mink's colleagues on this House floor, and I want my colleagues to know how deeply grateful the Mink family--husband John, daughter Wendy, brother Eugene--are for that gesture; and The students at the University of Hawai`i Richardson School of Law, on their own initiative, created and funded the Patsy T. Mink Memorial Fellowship for the purpose of providing an internship here in our Congress each year to a person in Mrs. Mink's making; the first Mink Fellow, Van Luong, joined my office last week and, you know, she reminds me of Mrs. Mink.…”