[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S10652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOHN MORAVEK

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, with the recent passing of John Moravek, our 
nation's legal community lost an outstanding and respected member, and 
many Americans lost a good friend and trusted adviser.
  John worked for Century 21 real estate for 20 years--the past 15 as 
general counsel at the corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.
  John was recognized as one of America's preeminent experts in his 
field in the field of real estate and franchise law, and he was one of 
few attorneys who had the honor of
 appearing before the United States Supreme Court.

  I was not privileged to know John as well as his countless friends 
and colleagues, which included my daughter, Robin. But I do remember 
John as a man of great integrity, intelligence, compassion and 
curiosity.
  The title of the obituary that ran in his hometown newspaper, the 
Long Beach Press-Telegram, summed it up best--``John Moravek was a 
renaissance man.'' John's interests ranged from classical guitar, to 
sailing, to painting, to politics. And while John and I didn't share 
beliefs on every political issue, we shared a sense of determination 
and a sense of humor.
  Without exception, those who knew John well speak of a remarkable man 
with a passion for life--a man who loved the ocean, who loved his job, 
who loved his friends, and who, above all, loved his wife, Lisa.
  Mr. President, I join in extending my sympathies to Lisa Moravek, and 
to all who were proud to call John Moravek their friend.


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