[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1242]
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                     JOHN D. McALISTER: IN MEMORIAM

 Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, it is with sorrow that I recognize 
the passing of a good man and a fine citizen, Mr. John D. McAlister, 
who died yesterday.
  John worked at Tree Top in Yakima, WA, where he served as director of 
government affairs. In this capacity he became a great friend of the 
Washington State congressional delegation and a magnificent voice for 
the agricultural industry. John's activities were not only confined to 
his work--he also served the Yakima community as a member of many 
agricultural industry organizations and of the Goverment Affairs 
Council of the Association of Washington Businesses, where he sat on 
the board of directors.
  I am honored to have known John McAlister, and am grateful for his 
service to Washington State agriculture and to his community in Yakima.
  John is survived by his wife, Patricia, to whom I extend my 
condolences.

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