[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 202--RECOGNIZING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF JOHN E. 
                       COOK OF WILLIAMS, ARIZONA

  Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 202

       Whereas John E. Cook has recently retired from the National 
     Park Service after 43 years of distinguished service to the 
     United States and the people of the western region of the 
     Nation;
       Whereas John E. Cook most recently served 87 park units in 
     8 western States, stretching from the Canadian border to 
     Mexico, as Director of the Intermountain Region of the 
     National Park Service;
       Whereas John E. Cook is in the third of 4 generations from 
     the Cook family who have served the National Park Service 
     with enthusiasm and dedication;
       Whereas John E. Cook's father, John O. Cook, and his 
     grandfather, John E. Cook, served the National Park Service 
     in the southwestern region, and his daughter Kayci Cook, 
     currently serves as superintendent of Fort McHenry National 
     Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore;
       Whereas John E. Cook began his National Park Service career 
     as a mule skinner at what is now Saguaro National Park;
       Whereas John E. Cook, who is of Cherokee descent, speaks 
     Navajo, and has worked diligently to promote Native American 
     understanding;
       Whereas John E. Cook has held 4 regional directorships, 1 
     deputy regional directorship, and 5 superintendencies within 
     the National Park Service, and has proven to be a strong 
     manager of people and parks, linking cultural and natural 
     resource management; and
       Whereas the citizens of the United States and the National 
     Park Service owe John E. Cook a debt of gratitude and wish to 
     congratulate him on his well-deserved retirement: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates John E. Cook for 43 years of service to 
     the National Park Service;
       (2) acknowledges the admiration and affection that John E. 
     Cook's friends share for him; and
       (3) recognizes the pride and high standard of workmanship 
     exhibited by John E. Cook for 43 years.

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