Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to join our colleagues in a tribute to the late Jerome P. Cavanagh. and I commend Congressman WILLIAM BRODHEAD for giving us this opportunity to do so. Jerry Cavanagh was an exceptional human being whose influence on Detroit and the metropolitan area will be felt for many years. The son of an Irish immigrant factory worker. Jerry was a true product of Detroit. A 1953 graduate of the University of Detroits Law School. he practiced law quietly for 9 years. and then literally exploded onto the political scene. He entered the mayoral race that year as an unknown young attorney. and surprised all the political "experts" by defeating incumbent Mayor Louis G.
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