[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2020]
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                      DEDICATED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

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                         HON. JOHN T. DOOLITTLE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 21, 1997

  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, October 8, 1997, eight 
employees of the Bureau of Reclamation and a pilot were tragically 
killed when their charter plane crashed en route from Montrose, CO to 
Page, AZ. The downed plane was not located until that Friday, at which 
time it was determined there were no survivors. I would like to offer 
my deepest sympathies to the families, friends, and coworkers of these 
dedicated Federal employees and the pilot.
  The accident victims were: James L. Bloomfield, electrical engineer, 
Glen Canyon Field Division, Page, AZ, who was a Reclamation employee 
since 1983; William H. Duncan, Jr., manager, Glen Canyon Field 
Division, Page, AZ, a Reclamation employee since 1976; Delphina D. 
Holliman, computer clerk, Glen Canyon Field Division, Page, AZ, who was 
a Reclamation employee since 1996; Allen E. Inman, Jr. manager, 
Curecanti Field Division, Montrose, CO, who had been a Reclamation 
employee since 1980; Walter A. Kaltmaier, computer specialist, Glen 
Canyon Field Division, Page, AZ, a Reclamation employee since 1988; Jon 
E. Nees, safety and occupational health manager, human resources group 
of upper Colorado region, duty station at Montrose, CO, who was a 
Reclamation employee since 1979; Jeffrey E. Waite, power-plant 
operations manager, Glen Canyon Field Division, Page, AZ, a Reclamation 
employee since 1988; Catrina M. Wall, computer specialist, Glen Canyon 
Field Division, Page, AZ, a Reclamation employee since 1981; Robert 
Armstrong of Phoenix, AZ, a pilot with 10 years of experience with the 
airline.
  Nothing can replace these individuals in the lives of those who loved 
them. I would like their loved ones to know, however, that their 
service and dedication has been remembered by the Congress. May the 
friends and family of all these victims be comforted in their time of 
sorrow.

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