[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 136 (Monday, September 26, 1994)]
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                            MORNING BUSINESS

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                        TRIBUTE TO JOHN E. KOEHN

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, today I regret to announce that a man 
well known to all the members of the California delegation, and a very 
good friend to many of us, Jack Koehn, is leaving his post as the vice 
president of governmental relations for the Pacific Gas and Electric 
Co., due to a serious illness.
  I think I can safely speak for officials at all levels of government 
in California when I congratulate Jack for 35 years of service and for 
a job well done. Many if not most of us in California had had occasion 
to work closely with PG&E, either in furthering community goals or in 
times of recovery from various disasters. Through thick and thin, we 
have always been able to count on Jack Koehn to deal with us in a 
forthright and candid manner--and with the steady courage and integrity 
we would expect from an ex-Marine.
  While Jack earned our trust and respect for professionalism in his 
work at PG&E, he also earned the trust and respect of an entire 
community, where he has dedicated years in an effort to better the 
lives of many in San Francisco and the bay area. Jack Koehn has been 
active in the Boy Scouts, the California Business Roundtable, the 
United Way, the Public Affairs Council, the California Foundation on 
the Environment and the Economy, the California Taxpayers Association, 
and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, to name a few. Jack Koehn is 
the kind of citizen we should all hope to be.
  Jack is a native of North Dakota and a graduate of the University of 
California. He and his wife Elaine have four grown children, and 
presently live in San Leandro. I wish them all well at this difficult 
time in their lives, and I expect Jack to call upon that indomitable 
fighting-Marine spirit of his to make the days ahead a time of triumph.

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