[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 60 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E812]
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                         IN MEMORY OF ART PICK

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                       HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR.

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 1999

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, today my colleague, Mr. Brown of 
California, and I would like to honor and pay tribute to an individual 
whose dedication to the community and to the overall well-being of the 
city of Riverside, CA, is unparalleled. Riverside was indeed fortunate 
to have such a dynamic and dedicated community leader who willingly and 
unselfishly gave of his time and talents to make his community a better 
place in which to live and work. The individual we are speaking of is 
Mr. Art Pick, who we were fortunate to have been able to call our 
friend. He died yesterday at the age of 68.
  Born Joseph Arthur Pickleheimer, Jr., Art moved to Riverside from 
Kentucky in 1955. A fixture in the community, Art was a man who never 
shied away from community involvement. Art led the Greater Riverside 
Chambers of Commerce for 26 years, first as executive vice president, 
then as executive director and chief executive officer. He truly 
believed that Riverside was the best place in the world, and worked 
tirelessly to get that message across to others. In his position, he 
reached out to the Hispanic and African-American Chambers of Commerce 
to ensure that the area's diverse business community worked together.
  Art knew education was key to job creation in his community. A 
graduate of the University of California at Riverside, he was an 
enthusiastic member and officer of the Alumni Association. Besides 
being an unabashed booster for his alma mater, Art also recognized the 
role that the private and community colleges in Riverside played in 
preparing the workforce for a recovering local economy.
  He was also active in many community organizations, including serving 
as a Riverside City Councilman; serving as a La Sierra University 
trustee; founding member of the Inland Area Urban League; and, serving 
as a trustee for the Riverside Community College District. He was also 
a lifelong supporter of the Sherman Indian School. His good deeds and 
work in the community would fill pages and pages were we to try and 
list them all.
  Art's forthright honesty and outspokenness rubbed more than a few 
politicians and journalists the wrong way. But we always remembered 
that his goal, first and foremost, was what was good for his city. And 
those of us on the receiving end of Art's comments were always better 
for the experience because Art was so often right; and, if he wasn't 
right, well at least he had made us think long and hard about the 
subject at hand.
  Our deepest condolences go to his wife, Galina Mokshina; his 
daughter, Maria; and his brother, David. Art was a true patriot and an 
outstanding American who will be deeply missed by everyone in the 
community. We can best honor him by trying to meet the same high 
standard he set as a patriot, citizen, and friend.

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