[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO FORMER MICHIGAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID ANTHONY

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                            HON. BART STUPAK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 24, 1999

  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute today to Dave 
Anthony, a former representative to the Michigan House of 
Representatives from the 108th Representative District, which is 
comprised of three counties in my congressional district.
  First elected to the House in 1990, Dave Anthony has just concluded 
his service in that body because of the Michigan term limits law. This 
law was enacted at the will of the voters of Michigan, but I have to 
confess that in this case I believe the law has turned an excellent 
public servant out of office.
  Dave succeeded me in the 108th District seat, and he has represented 
both the community where I grew up and the community where I and my 
family now live. Dave and I have always enjoyed a special relationship 
personally and professionally.
  Whether the issue was timber or roads, Dave was always ready to jump 
into the political and legislative arena, and he was a tireless worker 
for the ``Yoopers,'' those special residents of Michigan that live in 
the state's Upper Peninsula, the U.P.
  Dave's experience in politics and in constituent service was shaped 
by his work as the Upper Peninsula representative of Sen. Carl Levin. 
It should be clear from my remarks, Mr. Speaker, that Dave Anthony has 
spent much of his adult life in public service.
  Because I made the same trip so many times, I know how many long 
hours Dave had to log on Michigan highways, not just holding office 
hours within his district but also in the drive between his home 
community of Escanaba and the state capital of Lansing.
  This seven-hour sojourn served as an excellent metaphor for the 
physical isolation of the Upper Peninsula from the state house, and it 
made clear the special burden of U.P. legislators in speaking on behalf 
of a region that many House colleagues knew only in news stories and 
travel brochures.
  Dave, usually accompanied by his children--son Robbie and daughter 
Courtney--always ``light up'' political or legislative events. This 
summer Susie will be added to the Anthony family and will contribute 
mightily to the fine reputation of public service the Anthony family 
has given to us ``Yoopers.''
  I will miss working with Dave, and the residents of northern Michigan 
will miss him. Dave will have a little extra time now for his favorite 
pastime--fly fishing--but, with his experience and commitment, I 
believe the people of Michigan haven't heard the last of Dave Anthony.

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