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Lawrence, William

Name: William Lawrence of Ohio
Reason: I feel that the person who is honored with a statue in the Capitol of the United States in Washington, D.C., the seat of national government, should be a person involved in governing whose work has been signficantly beneficial and far reaching as to the government of the of the state, the country and the world. I therefore suggest William Lawrence William Lawrence (Republican politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. While I honor the persistence of those such as the Wright Brothers who invented the airplane and Jesse Owens, who as a world sports figure, had the courage to literally run past the evil axis of prejudice prevalent in the world in his time. However, I feel athletes are already enshrined in sports halls of fame with all due respect, their names recognition continually promoted by the press. There are others in Ohio such as John Glenn, who had the courage to be the first man shot into space, who also served as a U.S. Congressman, though his purported part in the Keating Five scandal marred his tenure. There are numerous others no less in contribution, people such as Warren G. Grimes / Grimes Field Marker, his company now obscured as a division of Honeywell, whose inventions and innovations in lighting, have virtually lit up every airplane and airport in the world. However, I nominate William Lawrence because of his very notable initiation and participation in so many landmark events in the history of the USA which still stand 100 years later as basic tenets of our government. Kristin Christensen, 7409 Port Royale Ave., Russells Point, OH 43348 (937) 842-4986 or (919) 943-9389
Sent: Wed 2/6/2008 8:10 PM