Sean Reyes: “Today is a sad day for those of us that knew Walter Capps, but I am thankful to have had an opportunity to know Walter.…”

“Today is a sad day for those of us that knew Walter Capps, but I am thankful to have had an opportunity to know Walter. I remain thankful for knowing Lois and Lisa, and I look forward to meeting Todd and Laura as well. But I will tell the Members, my dad always used to tell us, when the good Lord brought you to this Earth, he brought you here with simply one thing, and that was a good name. He always told us, never do anything to dishonor that name, because in the final analysis when you leave this Earth, you are going to take nothing except your name and your reputation. Today, although it is a sad day for us, I think Walter Capps has taken with him not only a name that he carried with honor, a name that he took with him with honor, but a gentleman that really has redefined in this day and age what public service is all about. I think it is important for all of us to look at Walter Capps and say, we can be that way. God put him here for a reason. The reason was so we could have a standard. He set that standard for us. He may have been a freshman, but he was a giant in this House. I am very proud to have known him.”