Christopher Dennis Shunk

I hope the Shunk family knows the profound impact Chris had on the Senate. By continually sharing his institutional knowledge, incredible memory and accurate calculations with the Rules Committee, he helped guide bipartisan agreements. He always had a smile, no matter the time constraints or pressure. He prepared both sides with the necessary tools to find common ground. Every time we passed a committee funding resolution, he would shake my hand and say, we need to cherish these...

Chris was a great friend since 1st Grade at Mount Calvary Catholic School. We shared good times in school and, later in life, golfing, playing cards, and attending sport events. Enjoyed his social enthusiasm.

To the Shunk and Speck Families: I was so sorry to read the death notice of Chris Shunk in the Washington Post. Chris and I were colleagues on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for 30 years. He was the committee "numbers cruncher" skilled at working with his staff on proposed biennial budgets submitted by all the Senate committees and also auditing the vouchers of expenditures of the Senate personal and committee offices. He also served on committees and then...

My dear friend. For some reason you popped into my mind a couple of days ago. I thought of the last time that we saw each other in a restaurant in Reston, VA. Then, ironically, my daughter sent me a copy of the obituary the next day. I was not aware of your illness, nor of your passing. We shared some good times together when we were both members of the Church of Christ in Oxon Hill, MD. I especially remember when we went together to Abilene, Texas in the early 70´s for graduate studies at...