[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E56]
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               HONORING COUNTY COMMISSIONER RALPH JOHNSON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to pause and 
remember a man who surpassed personal challenges to give fully to his 
community. Mr. Ralph Johnson passed away on December 28, 1999. He was 
51.
  Ralph served as a County Commissioner in Elbert county since 1996. He 
was a rancher who spent most of his life in the small town of Agate, 
Colorado. Before he was elected County Commissioner, Ralph served on 
the Agate School Board. In his younger days, he was a rodeo rider. In 
1974 he was involved in an accident that nearly took his life. Ralph 
lived, but he lost the use of his legs and the accident caused health 
problems that eventually lead to his death.
  Ralph was a soft-spoken cowboy who brought dedication and a sense of 
humor to his public service. He was always committed to his community. 
He will be remembered for his dedication and his readiness to do 
anything it took to serve the people.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to offer tribute in 
memory of Ralph Johnson, a cowboy's cowboy and a great American.

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