June 10, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 96 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Remembering Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie

  Madam President, on one final matter, last week, the Senate learned 
of the passing of our longtime friend and counselor, Dr. Lloyd John 
Ogilvie, who was the 61st Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
  Dr. Ogilvie served as Chaplain for 8 years, beginning in 1995. His 
career in ministry, teaching, and writing had already spanned four 
decades when Lloyd agreed to come serve here.
  He brought with him unceasing patience, an attentive ear, and genuine 
concern for the thousands of Members, staff, and families who made up 
his Senate flock.
  The Senate and the Nation saw tragedy during Lloyd's tenure. We 
mourned the death of three colleagues in office; we endured an attack 
on this building that left two Capitol Police officers dead; we faced 
September 11 and its aftermath; we weathered the anthrax scare; and, of 
course, those to whom he ministered also faced their own private, 
personal challenges during that time.
  On all of these matters, so many people sought guidance, comfort, and 
counsel from Lloyd, and every single day, he provided it--a joyful, 
consistent, straightforward messenger and example of God's love.
  He delivered daily prayers with kindly wisdom. He offered common 
ground in Bible study. He checked in on spouses, children, and staff, 
and he did it all while immaculately dressed with that deep, ringing 
voice. He was the complete package--a Scot, a Midwesterner, and briefly 
a Washingtonian, all in one.
  After Dr. Ogilvie moved on in 2003, he moved to Fuller Seminary and 
established a center for preaching which bears his name. I am glad his 
legacy will continue to ripple out into new generations of spiritual 
leaders who will learn from his singular example.
  So today the prayers of the Senate are with Lloyd's family. We are 
grateful for his lifelong ministry and especially for the fact that it 
brought him here.
  One day early in his tenure, Dr. Ogilvie convened the Senate by 
asking God ``to hope through us today.'' He prayed: ``Make us people 
who are a lift and not a load, a blessing and not a burden.'' Today the 
many people whose lives he lifted up are remembering just how blessed 
we were by his friendship and how blessed we are by his example.

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