August 03, 1976
I WAS shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of Representative Jerry Litton, his wife, and their two children.
During the time that I knew Jerry Litton, I considered him to be a valued colleague and an effective Representative of his constituents.
Mrs. Ford joins me in expressing profound sympathy to lorry Litton's relatives and friends.
Note: Representative Litton was a Member of Congress from 1972 until he died in Chillicothe, Mo., in the crash of a private plane.
Gerald R. Ford, Statement on the Death of Representative Jerry Litton of Missouri. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/242332