congressional_record: CREC-1998-12-17-pt1-PgE2335
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| CREC-1998-12-17-pt1-PgE2335 | 1998-12-17 | 105 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HON. MORRIS ``MO'' UDALL | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | TRIBUTETO | E2335 | E2335 | [{"name": "Tom Sawyer", "role": "speaking"}] | 144 Cong. Rec. E2335 | Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 153 (Thursday, December 17, 1998) [Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 153 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page E2335]] TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HON. MORRIS ``MO'' UDALL ______ HON. THOMAS C. SAWYER of ohio in the house of representatives Thursday, December 17, 1998 Mr. SAWYER. Mr. Speaker, earlier this week my friend and predecessor in this great body, John Seiberling, called and asked that I insert into the Record of our work his thoughts on his friend and colleague, Mo Udall. To all of us who knew and worked with Mo Udall, he will always be an indelible model of all that we can be and do as lawmakers and as leaders, and as friends to one another even in the most difficult times. I am grateful and honored that John Seiberling would ask me to share his words in this way. December 14, 1998. Re Hon. Morris Udall. The death on December 12 of Morris ``Mo'' Udall has taken from us one of the most loved, most respected, and most accomplished Members of Congress in this generation. Mo Udall was a BIG person, in every sense of the word. He was big not only in physical stature but also in strength of character, intellectual acumen, unfailing good humor, political vision, and understanding of the House and its constitutional role. I first became acquainted with Mo in 1970, when he came to Akron to help me, a political underdog, in my ultimately successful campaign for election to the House. After I was elected, he helped me become one of his colleagues on the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, which he later chaired with great distinction for over a decade. There I had the privilege of working with him on some of the landmark environmental legislative efforts that he led. These produced the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, which curbed the destructive practices of coal stripmining, and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, probably the most monumental land conservation measure ever enacted. Mo's unswerving devotion to his native Arizona, to the Congress, and to America's land and people, can and should serve as a model for generations to come. The widespread respect which Mo enjoyed resulted not only from his vision and courage but also his fairness and eagerness to seek common ground with colleagues on opposing sides of legislative issues. Above all, I shall always remember Mo as a warm and loyal friend, always considerate, humorous, and kind. In 1980, Mo told me that his doctors had just informed him that he had Parkinson's disease. So began his valiant eighteen year struggle, during which his courage and serenity continued to inspire his friends and family. To his wife, Norma, son Mark, newly elected to the House, his brother Stewart, and the other members of Mo's family, I share your sense of loss, but also memories of his indomitable spirit and undying friendship. Truly, love endures and, in the end, prevails. John F. Seiberling. ____________________ |