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Henry Hyde: “I did not have the honor of personally knowing Ron Brown, but I knew him by reputation and by watching him work with…”

On the recordApril 18, 1996
I did not have the honor of personally knowing Ron Brown, but I knew him by reputation and by watching him work with flair and gusto in a very important job. He was a great role model for everybody. He was indeed a marvel. One searches tragedies for some meaning or for some glimmer of good. Out of Ron Brown's tragic end and out of the deaths of his passengers, it seems to me we can take comfort in the fact that he died as a public servant and elevated the category of public service through his sacrifice and through his example. And those of us who are very concerned about the low estate and esteem that public service has in people's minds, it seems to me can take some consolation. God bless Ron Brown and his family and all of those on the plane.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois
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Paying tribute to Ron Brown following his tragic death in a plane crash.

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