[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E459]
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                   HONORING ``MR. HOMES ASSOCIATION''

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                       HON. STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 1999

  Mr. KUYKENDALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with sadness to remember 
and honor a legendary person from my district, Mr. Harry Brandel, Jr. 
Mr. Brandel died last week after a long fight with cancer.
  He was known as ``Mr. Homes Association'' because he led the Palos 
Verdes Homes Association for more than three decades. He relinquished 
this position only when forced to by poor health.
  Under Harry's leadership, the community established strict 
development standards, helping to preserve its extraordinary beauty, 
low density, and high quality residential ambiance. Harry leaves behind 
a legacy of beauty and protection that will outlast many generations.
  Harry also left his footprint on the city's political life. He was 
known as a skilled politician, brokering consensus on many 
controversial development issues. He could do this with his low-key 
approach and his ability to be friends with his adversaries. This past 
January, Harry was honored by the city council as the community's 
longest serving public official. From one public official to another, 
it is a fitting remembrance, and one to which we should all aspire.

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