[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 129 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1794]
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                         TRIBUTE TO GOOD PEOPLE

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 24, 1998

  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to many of my constituents in Fort Lupton and Platteville for 
their hard work, and selfless dedication to their neighbors in a time 
of need. Early in August, a tragic car accident took Dwight Schmidt 
away from his wife Susan and three-year-old son David. My sympathy goes 
to the family for their inconsolable loss. To make matters worse, Susan 
had crops ready to harvest, and bills to pay. Sadly, the Schmidt's 
faced losing their income after Dwight passed away. However, the 
community responded with selfless fervor to this urgent situation.
  Demonstrating an earnest devotion to the community and the Schmidt 
family, many good people volunteered their time and labor to harvest 
the Schmidt's potato crop. I thank these, good, hard-working people for 
their efforts and for their sense of duty to a friend in need. Mr. 
Speaker, for heir heroic deeds, I commend Steve Eckhardt of Eckhardt 
Farms, Alan and Kenny Frank, Wilbur and Tom Olin, Bruce and Curt 
Sandau, Brian and Claude Horning, Tom and Vicki Erickson, John and 
Donna Rupple, Ritchie Pyeatt and his crew, Gary and Joyce Herman, 
Alberta Watada, and Agland. Also dedicating their time and preparing 
lunch for the harvest crew were Pearl Schmidt, Pauline King, Sally 
Huth, Verna Mullet, Dort Mintle, Mrs. Richard Sheetz, Lorraine Tarver, 
Karen Bailey, Kathy Berry, Sheila Benjamin and the Bank of Colorado in 
Ft. Lupton. I also applaud John Ripple, the manager of the Platteville 
Potato Association, Inc. who opened a special day for business just to 
process the Schmidt's crops. These are among the many good neighbors 
earning their living and sterling reputations on Colorado's Eastern 
plains.

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