[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 115 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO DANFORD B. CRANE

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                         HON. JAMES H. BILBRAY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 16, 1994

  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay homage to a man revered 
by myself, the Mormon Church, and the Las Vegas community. Danford B. 
Crane moved to Las Vegas at the age of 28 and as one of the founding 
pioneers of Las Vegas, he became involved in missionary work for the 
church. Upon his arrival in Las Vegas, Mr. Crane apprenticed at a 
barbershop in the old Apache Hotel and later opened three of his own 
barbershops on East Charleston Boulevard, Second Street, and Fifth 
Street. Mr. Crane's true passion was for the Mormon Church and after 
becoming bishop of the first ward, he later went on to be appointed as 
a counselor in the Las Vegas stake presidency to supervise the work of 
several local wards. Later, Mr. Crane became a patriarch in the Las 
Vegas stake which permitted him to bestow special blessings on members 
of the church. He and his wife, Lila, who passed away in 1991, visited 
St. George, UT, weekly for 7 years to work at the Mormon Temple. Mr. 
Crane's charity and service work also includes several years of work 
for the Boy Scouts Club in Las Vegas. Danford Crane's attributes of 
loyalty and service to the community will be sorely missed and I 
appreciate this opportunity to honor him in the Record.

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