[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E401]
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                      CHUCK LEWIS WAS A TRUE HERO

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to ask that we all pause for a 
moment to remember a man who will live forever in the hearts of all who 
knew him and many who didn't. Chuck Lewis will be remembered as a 
wonderful entrepreneur and mentor. He had a great love of the outdoors 
and of skiing. His wife, Penelope, and children, C. Randall, Christina 
and Vonda, brought him endless joys.
  Chuck was a native of Colorado and attended the University of Denver. 
His fiscal wizardry led him to the ski industry where he was able to 
turn around the troubled Eldora Mountain Resort. Lewis was also a 
former chairman of the Colorado Wildlife Commission, founder of Cooper 
Mountain and model rancher. He is regarded by many as the best chairman 
of the Colorado Wildlife Commission, because he cared about nature and 
people.
  Chuck Lewis is remembered as a person who would cherish any moment he 
could squeeze out of his busy schedule to spend on a river with a fly 
rod in his hand. He had a wonderful touch for people. His family and 
friends will miss the man that they enjoyed spending time with. The 
rest of us will miss the man who exemplified the selflessness that so 
few truly possess. But, when we lose a man such as Mr. Lewis, being 
missed is certainly no precursor to being forgotten.

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