Louis Stokes: “I do want to say that with reference to Tom Bevill, with whom I have served almost all the time that I have been in the…”

“I do want to say that with reference to Tom Bevill, with whom I have served almost all the time that I have been in the Congress, that I have established a lot of friendships in this Congress but no greater friendship have I had than that I have had with Tom Bevill. I do not know of any Member of Congress who is respected any more highly than he is, nor do I know of anyone who has made a greater contribution to this Nation than he has. We have worked on a lot of projects together over the years and it has been a real privilege and honor to serve with him, to get to know not only him but members of his family, his lovely wife and members of his family. I want to say we are going to miss Tom here. His level of leadership has been something that we can all point to as a model and with great admiration. In the same vein, I want to take just a second to say what a pleasure and privilege it has been to serve with Glen Browder.”