[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12242-S12243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              MEMORIAL FOR FRANK HORAN OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise to honor the memory of one 
of the finest public servants ever to have served the citizens of New 
Mexico, Mr. Frank Horan. Mr. Horan, who served a quarter of a century 
as the city attorney of Albuquerque, passed away last Saturday, October 
3, 1998. His loss will be deeply felt by countless friends and family--
-two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren---who will always 
remember his dedication to public service, his deep affection for his 
community, his abiding love for his family, and his legendary sense of 
humor.
  Frank Horan was in a sense one of the founding fathers of modern 
Albuquerque, moving to the city during the early 1940s, and serving as 
city attorney during the first years of the city's

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mayor-council form of government. He played a key role in designing the 
city's governmental structure and establishing its relationship to 
other jurisdictions within the state. His early professional investment 
in city government serves as a foundation of today's Albuquerque, a 
model of good government under the current leadership of Mayor Jim 
Baca, a longtime schoolmate of Mr. Horan's son, Tom. Tom Horan, 
following in his father's footsteps, currently practices law in 
Albuquerque and works with the state legislature.
  Following his years in service to the citizens of Albuquerque, Frank 
Horan served in the House of Representatives in the State of New Mexico 
from which he retired in 1982. His dedication to public service, 
however, did not stop when he retired. In recent years, he devoted his 
life to volunteer causes, including Meals on Wheels and Encino House, a 
retirement center located in Albuquerque. Tom Horan reports that his 
father pursued those activities because, in Frank Horan's words, he was 
``building his resume.'' I am certain that Frank's ``resume'' will 
abide favorably in the hereafter. I also know that his spirit and 
contributions will live on among the citizens of Albuquerque and New 
Mexico. The people of New Mexico will miss him very much. And so will 
I. Thank you Mr. President.

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