[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: September 21, 1994]



                     IN MEMORY OF HARRY NALTCHAYAN

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to mark the 
passing of a longtime Virginian, a man who was known by many of us in 
the Congress. I am referring to the unexpected death last Friday, 
September 16, of Harry Haltchayan, who served for 35 years as a news 
photographer for the Washington Post.
  Harry conducted himself as a professional--always on the alert for a 
telling or eye-catching photograph. His hallmark was quality, not ``the 
trashy, sensational shot.'' His work, as it would appear in the next 
day's Washington Post, often had considerable artistry to it, too--the 
mark of the award-winning veteran he was.
  At the same time, one would never mistake Harry for a hardened, 
cynical journalist. His class and his touch of Old World charm wouldn't 
allow it. I suspect that Harry simply loved people. Clearly they loved 
him, for few tried to duck out of his focal plane.
  A typical encounter with him--on the White House driveway, or at a 
Senate stakeout, or at a black-tie social function--always involved a 
big smile and a big hello. It is not surprising that as the Washington 
Post's obituary noted, he showed a particular talent for portraits.
  Mr. Naltchayan, who was of Armenian ancestry, was born and raised in 
Beirut. he came to the United States in 1958. As a photographer, he 
covered every administration since President Eisenhower's. By the time 
of his death, he won the praise of his peers many times, including four 
first place awards from the White House News Photographers Association.
  Mr. President, I appreciate this opportunity to express my 
condolences to Mr. Naltchayan's wife, Elizabeth of Annandale, and to 
his two daughters and two sons. I join many in saying we will miss 
Harry--the kind of person we fortunately meet in Washington, from time 
to time, who makes public service a richer, more rewarding and 
memorable experience. If Harry was there, one felt important

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