[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 73 (Tuesday, June 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER STONE ``KIT'' DOVE

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2000

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Kit Dove, an 
outstanding environmental activist of California's San Mateo County 
coast who passed away on April 20, 2000, and who will be honored in a 
public memorial service at Quarry Park in El Granada, California on 
June 17, 2000.
  Mr. Dove was very active in politics since he first moved to the 
Coastside with his family in 1980. He served as a board member and 
President of the Granada Sanitary District in the 1980's, and more 
recently, he served on the San Mateo County Agricultural Advisory 
Committee. In 1986, he was a co-author of the successful San Mateo 
County Measure A, a growth control measure for the unincorporated areas 
of the Coastside. In 1994, he helped pass the Coastal Protection 
Initiative which closed certain loopholes in Measure A.
  I had the honor of working closely with Kit to form the Midcoast 
Community Council in 1991 and I was always impressed with this passion 
and tireless dedication to the Coastside and environmental 
preservation. He was subsequently elected to serve on the first 
Midcoast Community Council and was chosen to be Chairman.
  Kit Dove was not only active in politics, he was also active in 
getting others to participate in the public arena. Numerous Coastside 
environmentalists and elected officials have credited Kit with their 
own activism in politics, environmental issues and public participation 
in the community. His wisdom and ability to bring together diverse 
groups of individuals made him a much sought after advisor and a well 
respected member of the Coastside community.
  Mr. Speaker, Kit Dove was a very kind, selfless man dedicated to his 
family and his community. Anyone who ever came in contact with him 
gained a greater appreciation for the environment. He lives on through 
his two children, through his devoted wife Mary and through all of us 
who were fortunate to have known him.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to a 
wonderful man who lived a life of purpose and to extend our deepest 
sympathy to Mary Freeman Dove and the entire Dove family.

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