Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith honors Patrick Gottsch on the Senate floor

The country was reconnected with the city in fantastic fashion, on the floor of the Senate in Washington, D.C.

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a close friend of our late founder Patrick Gottsch, introduced a resolution honoring his life.

The resolution will be entered into the Congressional record, and a copy will be sent to the Gottsch family.

FULL PATRICK GOTTSCH MEMORIAM RESOLUTION:

Patrick Gottsch Memoriam Resolution RFD-TV.pdf

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