...he said, I didn’t know you at the time, but I guess it wouldn’t have changed my mind. He said, in fact, I might have given him two. But Ed was the type of person that you were just drawn to him because he was sort of a quiet individual and he was always inquisitive. He would ask me a lot of questions, a lot of times I could answer, but sometimes I couldn't. The outstanding thing about Ed Jones was what Ed had to face when he found out that he had pancreatic cancer and that his days were numbered. Not many of us can really take it in stride like Ed took it in stride. We would sit down at the table downstairs. He said, yeah, you know, I’ve had a good life, I’ve had a good family, I love my family. I hate to leave my family, but I know I’ve got to go so in these last few days that I’ve got left, I’m going to do all I can to make up for them. I think that was Ed’s bucket list was his family. That was the only thing on his bucket list was his family. It had amazed me how an individual, when it comes time for us to meet the man upstairs, whether we know it or not, we’ve got to be prepared for it. Ed was prepared for it, but for the life of me, I could not understand how a man who has had...who knows that he’s not going to be here but so long to still be the same type of person he was three days before or even before he know what was happening. I always asked Ed, well, look, you deserted us in the House, you went over to the Senate and I always wondered why you would want to lower yourself to that because...he said, you know Mickey, he said, I’ve been around a whole lot. He said, I was the mayor and all of these jobs that he had, he said, I’m just fulfilling my destiny. He said, if the President’s job becomes available, I’m going to go for that too. Ed was a good guy. One of the best guys. I’m just sorry that most of you did not have the opportunity to know him. As I said before, the thing that stands out to me about Ed is how he could face life the way he did knowing that his days were numbered. If all of us could even reach that point, even if we don’t know when our days are numbered, but we know we have served mankind to the best of our ability, then we can all become at peace with ourselves. I commend the resolution to you. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Representative Tolson, please state your purpose. . [SPEAKER CHANGES] To speak on the resolution. [SPEAKER CHANGES] The gentleman is recognized to debate the resolution. [SPEAKER CHANGES] Members of the body, I...if you didn’t know Ed Jones, and those of you that are new here, you missed a real in treat in knowing a fine gentleman. He was quiet. He was my seatmate. Sitting here beside of him, I got to know a lot about him and what he did and his work. I didn’t know he was a highway patrolman until he was here as my seatmate. We had a lot of conversations about his work in the highway patrol. He thoroughly enjoyed being a representative. He looked forward to going home and talking with his people and working with them and seeing how he could make their lives better. All of the things that you’ve heard here tonight, there’s no need for me to say them again, but he was that kind of an individual. To take the news that he received about his health in the manner in which he did. I’ll never forget the day that I found out. We were sitting in a meeting in Rocky Mountain and a very casual conversation, he told us about his condition. I thought, you know, gee whiz, how in the world can you sit here that calmly and talk about something that’s probably going to take your life? But that was just the demeanor of the man. I just can’t say enough good things about, and I won’t for long, but he was one that loved his people He loved his family, he talked about his family quite a bit. It was a joy to serve with him and when I found out he was going to the Senate, I was...what is there something wrong with me? I’ve had too many seatmates that either left or going to somewhere else. He was that good and he knew he wanted to be in the Senate and he did a good job in the Senate. Excellent Representative...