[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
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                     TRIBUTE TO BARTON E. WOODWARD

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 1999

  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the late 
Barton E. Woodward, a Colorado water expert, who recently passed away 
at the age of 57.
  Woodward was born near Snyder, Colorado, in 1941. He was a 1959 
graduate of Snyder High School and received his degree in broadcast 
engineering in 1963 from Bob Jones University. Also in 1963, he and 
Roxanne Miller celebrated their marriage, and then moved to the family 
farm near Snyder.
  In addition to being a farmer, Woodward pursued other interests 
including computer consulting and water engineering. For the past 15 
years, he was very active in Colorado water issues, including serving 
on the board of directors of the Riverside Irrigation District and most 
recently as the district superintendent. As superintendent, he was 
instrumental in the construction of Vancil Reservoir.
  He has also served as president of the Groundwater Appropriators of 
the South Platte since 1984 and currently was on the board of directors 
of the South Platte Lower River Group. He was a long-time member of 
Colorado Water Congress and former president, and also served as 
president of the Pioneer Water and Irrigation District.
  Woodward also served the community as an activist in the Republican 
Party, serving as Morgan County Republican Party Chairman and on the 
Republican Central Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to pay tribute to this man whose friends, 
including me, knew him to be a man of compassion, integrity and 
honesty. When he gave his word, you could count on it. His passion for 
agriculture and knowledge of resources will be sorely missed by the 
agricultural and water communities of eastern Colorado.

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