[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 56 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E754]
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                   TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HENRY ATKINSON

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                            HON. MARK GREEN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 22, 1999

  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer my sincere 
condolences to everyone whose life was touched by Mr. Henry Atkinson, 
who passed away earlier this week.
  Henry Atkinson was one of the most dedicated men I've ever had the 
pleasure of knowing--dedicated to his friends, dedicated to his 
community, and dedicated to the students and schools he spent his 
career serving.
  Among Henry's many achievements in 20 years on the Green Bay School 
Board were his oversight of the transition of junior high schools into 
middle schools and his work to create a drug and alcohol abuse program 
for the Green Bay Schools.
  Henry was a small businessman who also served on the Green Bay Water 
Commission, the Brown County Bicentennial Committee and the Northeast 
Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education District Board.
  But he is most remembered by the generations of students and 
educators who witnessed his day-to-day efforts to make Green Bay 
education a rewarding and memorable experience.
  Green Bay lost one of its finest community leaders this week, but he 
will surely live on in the memories of those who gained so much from 
knowing him.

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