“I’m saddened to hear the news of Mr. Butler’s passing last night just one month after the passing of his wife, June. Congressman Butler served his country in the Navy, served the people of Roanoke in the Virginia House of Delegates for nearly a decade, and served our Commonwealth and our country as a member of Congress for a decade after that. Many of us were inspired by his political courage when, as a freshman member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in 1974, Congressman Butler  voted for the impeachment of President Nixon. The loss of Mr. Butler is a loss for Virginia and our country, and our thoughts today are with his family, colleagues and friends.”