Larsen. Don was a friend and gentle force of moral conscience for many of us in the Congress through his advocacy on behalf of those this world seeks to forget. His tireless efforts as the executive director of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service have made a difference which is all the more dramatic now that he is gone. We will remember that Don never shirked from a fight as long as the cause was just. He never lost his sense of humorhowever late the hour or long the night ahead. He never discou.lted the importance of one persons viewscolleague. refugee. adversary. or friend. And while others succumbed. his heart and faith were great enough to fight and win the battle against compassion fatigue. We will never be able to know or even count the thousands for whom Dons leadership meant the difference between life and death. hope and despair. freedom or oppression.
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