[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 87 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1190]
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              REMEMBERING DR. GEORGE ``HOWARD'' HARDY III

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 10, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor and profound sadness 
that I now rise to pay tribute to the life of Aspen, Colorado's great 
civic patriarch, Dr. George ``Howard'' Hardy III. After living a 
remarkably accomplished life, sadly, Dr. Hardy passed away while 
mountain biking in the four corners area. But even as we mourn his 
passing, everyone who knew Howard should take comfort in the truly 
incredible life he led.
  Since the 1970's, few can claim a place in the Aspen community as 
lofty as Howard. His accomplishments and contributions, Mr. Speaker, 
were many. Howard was a well liked Dentist in the Aspen community. 
George Kauffman, a close friend of Howard's, said that: ``Howard was a 
fixture in the community, and a core member of what makes Aspen 
special.''
  Howard, an Ohio native, received his undergraduate and doctoral 
degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. After 
completion of his education, Howard used his acquired skills to serve 
his country in the Army as a captain and a Doctor. Following his 
service, Howard established a private practice in Aspen, Colorado. 
Patients still remember Howard's office as a heartwarming place, 
recalling Howard's wonderful sense of humor and his love of practical 
jokes.
  One of Howard's colleagues, Dr. David Swersky, remembered the office 
as ``joke central, people came into the office just to tell us some 
jokes, because they knew Howard was always game.'' Howard's compassion 
was easy to distinguish before a procedure. David said that ``Howard 
would always start a procedure with a joke. He was very caring about 
his patients.'' He was not only a Doctor, but a friend to his patients. 
His relationships with his colleagues were also special, David said 
that ``We had a very special relationship, I'm not only losing a 
partner. I'm losing a brother.''
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I say thank you and good-bye to 
this great American who will long serve as an inspiration to us all. We 
will all miss him greatly.

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