[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12115]
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                 HONORING THE LIFE OF HOWARD S. WRIGHT

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I speak here this evening to express my 
sadness and deep regret at the death last Saturday of a friend and 
civic activist in the city of Seattle, Howard S. Wright. Mr. Wright can 
appropriately be called one of the great builders of modern Seattle. He 
was the head of a major construction firm for many years. His company 
was responsible for the building of the tallest of our structures, 
among many others, a set of buildings with the vision behind which led 
to much more beautiful development in downtown Seattle.
  After leaving the construction business, he went into the allied 
profession, development, and there also was not only successful, but 
successful in a way that will leave a long-term and positive impact on 
the city he so loved.
  While Howard Wright was magnificently successful as a businessman, he 
also gave at least as much as he received back to his community in the 
form of his activities in charitable foundations, such as the Seattle 
Foundation; to the arts, through the Seattle Opera Association and the 
Arts Commission; through sports, as one of the original owners of the 
Seattle Seahawks; and in the field of horse racing; to his schools, 
Lakeside and the University of Washington; and to other enterprises too 
numerous to mention.
  Another great Seattle citizen, a friend of both Howard Wright's and 
of mine, Herman Sarkowsky, was quoted recently as saying that Howard 
Wright had ``an insatiable appetite to learn everything about his 
city,'' to learn, Mr. President, and to do.
  But, in addition to these objective statements about Howard Wright, I 
must add his own personal friendship to me and to all of my 
undertakings, his constant counsel and advice, and a sunny disposition, 
which never admitted that there was a task too great to be 
accomplished, that never admitted that there was not another friend to 
be made, another goal to be achieved.
  Mr. Wright will be missed by his family, by his community, by all of 
the organizations to which he so unstintingly gave his time and his 
money, and by this U.S. Senator as a friend.
  Mr. DOMENICI addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President. What is the 
business before the Senate?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The conference report on FAA.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Is it appropriate for the Senator from New Mexico to 
ask unanimous consent for 5 minutes as in morning business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator may seek unanimous consent.
  Mr. DOMENICI. I also request unanimous consent that a legislative 
fellow in my office, a Mr. Larry Richardson be permitted on the floor?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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