[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E58-E59]
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                    TRIBUTE TO MR. KELSO GILLENWATER

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 1998

  Mr. ADAM SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to 
congratulate Mr. Kelso Gillenwater, president and publisher of the News 
Tribune newspaper in Tacoma, WA, for the last 8 years.
  Mr. Gillenwater officially retired as president and publisher of the 
News Tribune, one of the most respected publications in the state, last 
week. Mr. Gillenwater provided Tacoma with fair, insightful, and 
thorough news and editorial coverage. He has spent his life in the 
newspaper business as a reporter, editorial writer, and business 
manager. It is this knowledge of all aspects of the newspaper business 
that have made Mr. Gillenwater such a quality president of the News 
Tribune.
  Not only has Mr. Gillenwater given his time to the newspaper, he has 
been dedicated to the community. Mr. Gillenwater has given so much to 
the community--he is a board member of the Washington State Historical 
Society, the International Museum of Modern Glass, the Washington State 
Bar Association, and a member of the Higher Education Coordinating 
Board and the Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma. He has also 
donated his time as president of the Pacific Harbors Council of the Boy 
Scouts.
  Mr. Gillenwater is a fine example of an American who has made his 
community a better place to live. I am proud to have worked with him 
and would like this Congress to recognize his accomplishments.
  I send my best wishes out to Mr. Gillenwater and his family. I wish 
him an enjoyable retirement in the years ahead.

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