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A memorial service will be held for the honorable Jack Kemp on Friday, May 8, at 2 pm at Washington National Cathedral. The service is open to family, friends and former colleagues. Seating for the service begins at 1 pm, and attendees should plan on arriving as close to 1 pm as possible.

Wednesday, the House passed H. Res. 401, a resolution honoring the life and recognizing the far-reaching accomplishments of the honorable Jack Kemp. A bipartisan delegation headed by Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and U. S. House of Representatives Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) will be attending the memorial service on Friday.

A tribute by Charles Colson and a pastoral prayer offered by the Reverend Alistair Begg, senior pastor of Parkside Church located in Bainbridge, Ohio, are scheduled. The sermon will be delivered by Dr. Robert Norris, senior pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church of Bethesda, Maryland. The Howard University Choir will sing at the service. Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III will welcome the congregation, and Episcopal Bishop of Washington John Bryson Chane will offer the invocation and benediction.

Mr. Kemp represented western New York in Congress for 18 years and played professional football, quarterbacking for the Buffalo Bills. He headed the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President George H.W. Bush and was the Republican vice presidential nominee in 1996.

The service is closed to cameras; however, cameras are allowed outside, near the west end entrance to the Cathedral, for arrivals and departures. Since all Cathedral schools are in session, no surface parking will be available. Media are asked to drop off at Wisconsin Ave. and South Rd.

Author: Rory Cooper
Source: The Heritage Foundation

Jack Kemp Dead at Age 73

Today we lost a true American Hero, 7 time All  Star AFL Quarterback  for 13 Seasons and private in the United States Army Reserve. Jack Kemp died today at age 73 after a long fight with an undisclosed form of cancer.

The nine term congressman from western New York was a model Conservative serving as Bob Dole’s vice president pick during their unsuccessful 1996 republican presidential bid.

Kemp supported a ban on abortion and immigration reform, more than we can ask of most of the so called conservatives currently in the house and senate, Arlen.

Unlike his liberal counterparts Jack believed in sticking to his principles and code of morality he could be judged by. He represented an era of unabashed conservatism that should serve as an example  for future “conservative” candidates.

Just as Sarah Palin breathed conservative CPR into a dying campaign late in the 2008 presidential race, Jack Kemp should provide the necessary motivation for a new generation of young conservative minds to aspire to great things, without compromising our beliefs.

Thanks Jack, for 73 great years of unapologetic partisan politics.