[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       TRIBUTE TO OLIN HENRY TIMM

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                             HON. VIC FAZIO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 13, 1994

  Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Olin Henry 
Timm. Olin was recently awarded the McClure Silver Ram Award by the 
American Sheep Industry Association. His lifetime of commitment to the 
livestock industry and to his community makes him extremely deserving 
of the McClure Silver Ram Award. I am pleased to speak on his behalf 
and enter into the Congressional Record a brief and incomplete list of 
his many accomplishments.
  Olin Timm was born and raised in Dixon, CA, son of Henry and Emma 
Jane Timm. Olin's father was owner of a dairy in Dixon which produced 
H.R. Timm Certified Milk, particularly noted because of the 
certification.
  Olin graduated from Stanford University in 1935 with a degree in 
economics and history in 1935. He later earned a masters of science in 
agricultural economics from Cornell University. While at Cornell, Olin 
met and later married Arley Pistor, always known as June. Following 
their marriage in the East, Olin was sent to Texas for a position with 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Olin also worked for the Department 
in Washington, DC.
  Olin returned to Dixon with June and set up housekeeping on what was 
then known as the hill ranch in the hills south of Winters, which was 
the winter pasture for the Timm dairy stock. The ranch became the 
center of the operation for the Timm sheeping ranch. It was there that 
Olin and June raised their three children, Arley, Peter, and Susan. 
Olin's wonderful wife June passed away in 1990, but Olin is still 
active at the magnificent home place that they both made of the hill 
ranch.
  As well as sheep ranching, Olin has always utilized the dairy 
property in Dixon, growing row crops such as tomatoes and sugar beets 
and operating a feed lot for cattle and sheep.
  The name Olin Timm is synonymous with the town of Dixon. He has been 
involved with many activities associated with the community--as 
director, president, and chairman of the board of the First National 
Bank of Dixon--where his father was a charter member--as vice president 
of the Solano Irrigation District, as current president of the Dixon 
Historical Society. In addition, he has been involved with various 
clubs and organizations including the Dixon Rotary Club, Dixon Masonic 
Lodge, the Dixon Chamber of Commerce, the local chapter of AFS, and the 
Boy Scouts of America. In fact, Olin earned the Scout's highest honor, 
the rank of Eagle Scout.
  Olin has been extremely involved with the California Wool Growers 
Association, serving on the board of directors since 1941, chairing its 
animal health committee since 1966, and ultimately serving as its 
chairman. In addition, he served as president of the U.S. Animal Health 
Association in 1974 and is a past member of the U.S.D.A. Foreign Animal 
Health Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me today in honoring Olin Timm and I personally extend my sincere 
appreciation for all he has done for the American sheep industry and 
the Dixon community.

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