Former Senator Brock Adams

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
SENATE
Sept. 15, 2004
FORMER SENATOR BROCK ADAMS

Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, last week, Washington State and the Nation lost a dedicated civic servant who gave much of his life to serving the public when former Senator Brock Adams passed away following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Today, his family and friends are gathered to remember his life and legacy-and it is truly a long legacy-from fighting for civil rights to protecting the environment to standing up for people suffering from AIDS.

Brock made his commitment to public service clear early in his life by serving as student body president at the University of Washington. It was not long afterwards that he became the youngest United States attorney in the entire Nation.

Over the course of his career, Brock would go on to serve the people of Washington State in the House of Representatives and ultimately in the Senate. He also served the country, as President Jimmy Carter's Secretary of Transportation. His accomplishments in that role are epitomized by his work to help create Amtrak.

Brock will be long remembered for hard work on behalf of Washington and the Nation. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife Betty and the rest of his family during this sad time.