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died September 20, 1998 at the age of 86 inMinneapolis surrounded by her family. Brownwas born Muriel Fay Buck on February 201912, in Huron, South Dakota.

Muriel Humphrey Brown was a wonderfulDemocratic activist and supporter of her hus-band throughout his illustrious career of publicservice in the U.S. Senate, as Vice Presidentand two-time presidential contender. She andHubert were always a great team and follow-ing her husbands death from cancer in 1978,Brown was appointed to her late husbands

Senate seat. She became the State of Min-nesotas first female U.S. Senator. In fact, shewas the only woman serving in the U.S. Sen-ate at that time and she was only the 12thwoman in history to serve in the U.S. Senateoverall. In her husbands tradition, she em-ployed her position to advance labor issues,womens rights and social programs. As afreshmen member of the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives at the time, it was an honor towork with a person of her integrity, status andcommitment to Democratic idealsthe idealsof our nation, state and political party, theDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party, organizedand built by Hubert Humphrey.

Earlier last week, Brown had the proudhonor of standing by her son, Hubert Hum-

phrey III, as he won the Democratic guber-natorial primary for the State of Minnesota. Inremarks to the press, Brown beamed after hersons victory. Hubert would have beenproud. This moment seemed to be both apassing of the torch to the next generationand a prophetic capsule ending to a life wellspent.

On behalf of my fellow Minnesotans, I wouldlike to extend my sympathies to the family.She will be missed, but not forgotten. MurielHumphrey Brown is survived by her husband,Max Brown; her daughter, Nancy Solomonson;and three sons, Skip, Bob and Douglas; andnumerous grandchildren, most of whom areplaying a role in public life and social causesin Minnesota.

Mr. Speaker, I would ask that the followingEditorial from the St. Paul Pioneer Press onMuriel Humphrey Browns life to included inthe RECORD.

[F rom the St . P aul P ioneer P ress, Sept. 22,1998]

M U R I E L HU M P H R E Y BROWN A CA R I N GM O T H E R , L OY A L P O L I T I C A L P A R T N E R

In her last public appearance Muriel BuckHumphrey Brown was brief and upbeat at thecelebration of son Sk ips gubernatori al nom-ination. She has joined the politicians somany times at the podium that Minnesotanswere ready for her rich voice before she everuttered a sound. It didnt matter that onT uesday ni ght, her speech was frai l and soft .T he sent iment was st rong and t he memori esof her warmt h and wit over a remarkable

half-century carried on the family tradition.Brown died Sunday in Minneapolis at 86.

She and the era of optimism and accomplish-ment in public life she helped her first hus-band shape wil l be missed.

T here wi l l be no more of her affi rmingwords, no more of the shy woman who leftHuron, S.D., to marry Hubert H. HumphreyII, raise a family amidst a political circus,serve as the only Minnesota woman ever inthe U.S. Senate, stick with family in goodtimes and bad, and then find in marriage toMax Brown a private life at last.

It isnt accurate to recall her as a centralpolicy-maker, a politician in her own right.She was a woman of her times, the partner,

the guardian of family balance, the womanwho moved from shy to family balance, thewoman who moved from shy to warm and en-gaging in support of husband Huberts goals.M uriel Humphrey, at Gov. Rudy P erpichsrequest, even finished out that public careerand partnership by completing her late hus-bands term as U.S . senator from M innesota.

F or most of the world, the lasting imagineof Muriel Humphrey is wrapped in a properM innesota coat against the fri gid day ofHuhert Humphreys funeral i n J anuary 1978,holding the flag from his coffin. Home folks,however, also remember Muriel Humphrey

on the campaign trail for the Wisconsin pri-mary when hardly a spouse would ventureout on her own to support a husband-can-didate for president. We remember that sheentered her beautiful needlepoiint in theSt ate F air under an assumed name so itcould be judged squarely on merit. We recallwork for mentally retarded citizens, includ-ing her own granddaughter. We remembersupport for her daughter at a tough time,that her four children are Midwestern soliddespite childhoods surrounded by power andgiants of history.

Muriel Humphrey Brown did her part andthen some when the strong, passionate lib-eralism of the prairies rose from the Depres-sion to start a quest for justice. She leavesus all with the vision of principled, dis-ciplined public life and memories for the

voice that sang harmony for the politics ofthe possible.

A TRIBUTE TO DR. E.B. TURNER

HON. MIKE McINTYREO F N OR T H C A R O L I N A

I N T H E H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

F ri day , Sept ember 25, 1998

Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today topay tribute to a man who, since 1948, hasgiven half a century of devotion to rebuildinghis community of Lumberton and his county ofRobeson in southeastern North Carolina. Anempowering, inspirational leader, Dr. E.B.Turner has worked tirelessly to improve thelives of those around him. He has encouragedall citizens, especially African-Americans, tofind the courage to use their voices to breakan oppressive silence. Dr. Turner has given allpeople in our community, county and state anexample of faith in God, faith in the potentialof our area, and the faith to cultivate a landwhere equality and opportunity flourish. In ad-dition to his countless gifts to our community,he has given my family and me true friend-ship, by which I have been enormously hon-ored.

This month, our community celebrated Dr.Turners 50-year commitment to ending socialinjustice. Even at the age of 72, this continuesto be his vision. It was when Dr. Turner ar-rived to Lumberton as a preacher at the ageof 22, that he first discovered the harsh livingconditions African-Americans were force to en-dure. There were no paved streets in theblack sections of town, and most blacks livedin poor housing with little opportunity for up-ward movement. Not intending to enter the po-litical realm, but responding to the need to re-form a decrepit social structure, Dr. Turner ac-cepted the challenges around him as opportu-nities for a better future for our area. Hebegan his life in the political sphere by work-ing for homes for the elderly and disabled, aswell as housing developments for the poor.Since then, he has been actively involved in

local government and community organiza-tions. Serving on the Board of Directors ofLumberton Economic Advancement for Down-town, Inc., the Lumberton Housing Authority,and the Lumberton Community and EconomicDevelopment Committee are only a few of theways he has made a difference. He was alsothe first chairman of the Lumberton Commis-sion for Youth and the Family, an innovativeboard that has started a variety of programswhich have benefitted our citizens and theirchildren. He has been actively involved in the

Lumberton Civic Committee, the Youth Fellow-ship Society, the Lumberton Visitors Bureauand Historic Robeson, Inc. In addition to hiscivic role in the community, Dr. Turner hasbeen an influential voice for education by serv-ing both on the Board of Trustees for Fayette-ville State University and on the Board of Gov-ernors for the University of North Carolina. Po-litically, Dr. Turner has served as chairman ofthe Robeson County Democratic Party and onthe Lumberton City Council, to which he wasfirst elected in 1962 and served for 30 years.He also served as Mayor Pro-Tempore ofLumberton. Currently, Dr. Turner serves onthe Robeson County Board of Commissioners,to which he was first elected in 1992.

Dr. Turner still lives next door to the First

Baptist Church that brought him to Lumbertonyears ago with his wife of 47 years, GeorgiaMcNeill Turner. In addition to his pricelesscontributions to society, Dr. Turner and Mrs.Turner carry the added accomplishment ofrearing their two daughters, Andrea and Rosa-lind.

Dr. Turner has been a symbol of hope andhumanity to all races and to every individualhe has ever encountered. Often called a trail-blazer for blacks in politics, Dr. Turners firecontinues to burn with as much vigor andboldness as it did on that day our communitywas first blessed with his services 50 yearsago.

I am proud to call Dr. Turner my friend, andI look forward to his continuing presence and

service to our area. May Gods blessings beupon him and his family.

DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOMACT

S P E E C H O F

HON. BOB SCHAFFEROF COL ORA DO

I N T H E H OU S E OF R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Th ur sday, Sept ember 17, 1998

T he House in Commi tt ee of the Whol eHouse on the State of the Union had underconsiderati on the bi ll (H.R . 3248) to provideDoll ars to the Classroom.

Mr. SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Chairman,I insert the following for printing in theRECORD.

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