[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 73 (Tuesday, June 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E988]
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                     HONORING DR. R. DOUGLAS YAJKO

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I consider it a personal privilege and 
honor to offer this tribute in acknowledgment of Dr. R. Douglas Yajko, 
an avid hunter and great humanitarian. Recently, Dr. Yajko was 
recognized by the Safari Club International as the recipient of the 
highest award given to hunters, the Hunting Hall of Fame Award. The 
award is given to a member of the SCI who has had noteworthy 
contributions to the organizations.
  Dr. Yajko has spent a lifetime working on behalf of hunters from 
around the world. His contributions to the hunting community have 
helped hunters everywhere educate the public about the nuances of 
hunting and wildlife. Dr. Yajko has participated in an array of 
associations, including the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, 
the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, International Sheep Hunters 
Association, Boone and Crockett Club, and the National Rifle 
Association. In addition, the good doctor founded the SCI's Upper 
Colorado River Chapter in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and served as 
president for five years. Dr. Yajko has been an avid hunter since his 
early childhood and has traveled to six continents in which he has 
successfully taken over 16 dozen distinct big game animals, many of 
which qualified as SCI records for trophy animals.
  Although Dr. Yajko hunting exploits are formidable, his contributions 
to the medical community are probably more impressive. A general, 
vascular and thoracic surgeon, Dr. Yajko has been a committed surgeon 
in my district for more than 25 years, and has been published in 
various medical journals during that time.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I say thank you and 
congratulations to Dr. Yajko for his life of service and success. 
Colorado is proud--and fortunate--to call him its own.

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