[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1865]
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                        TRIBUTE TO ERNEST DILLON

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 1999

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a beloved 
and remembered man. Ernest Dillon, a long-time benefactor of Santa Cruz 
county passed away this last July at the age of 90.
  Born July 29, 1909 in Oregon, Mr. Dillon moved with his family to 
Santa Cruz in 1921 when he was eleven years old. Aside from his highly 
decorated service as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, 
Ernie resided in Santa Cruz until his death. As a local business-owner, 
Mr. Dillon led improvement campaigns in downtown Santa Cruz to help 
protect local businesses from competing shopping centers further north.
  For over three decades, Ernie Dillon contributed to the community 
through a lifetime of civic accomplishments in the areas of education 
and health care in Santa Cruz county. Ernie worked tirelessly to raise 
monies for Dominican Hospital and was also instrumental in acquiring 
the funding for constructing Cabrillo Community College.
  As an avid global adventurer and for his devoted service to promoting 
the welfare of the people in Santa Cruz county, Ernie Dillon will be 
sorely missed and always remembered for his great contributions 
spanning an entire lifetime. My thoughts remain with his family.

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