[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING MR. BOB KNOUS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 18, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sadness that I now rise 
to honor the life and memory of an outstanding person, former Colorado 
Lieutenant Governor Mr. Bob Knous. Sadly, Bob passed away May 15, 2000. 
As family and friends mourn his passing, I would like to pay tribute to 
this beloved husband, father to his children, and friend to all. He 
will be missed by many. Even so, his life was a remarkable one that is 
most deserving of both the recognition and praise of this body.
  Much of Bob's life was spent creating a political legacy in Colorado 
for the better half of two decades. He leaves a record that is 
essentially impossible to break today; he had the admirable notoriety 
of being elected as lieutenant Governor under both a Republican and a 
Democratic Governor. His son Bob Jr. once said that his dad ``exuded 
what Colorado is all about, we never left the state on vacation as kids 
because we were always campaigning. We went from Julesburg to Cortez to 
Rangley. I never went out of state until I was 18''. Bob was born in 
Ouray, Colorado, graduating from Montrose High School, active in many 
sports including basketball and baseball. He received both his 
bachelors and law degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder. 
Bob has exemplified outstanding service in other areas as well. He 
served as a naval flight instructor in World War II completing in 
excess of 3,500 hours of flight time. Bob has served many prestigious 
positions during his tenure, he served as a state senator in 1952 
before he successfully served as lieutenant governor under two 
administrations. Former Colorado Governor John Love remembered their 
campaigns as ``always proper we were never enemies and we have stayed 
good friends ever since.''
  His spirit and magnetism have been instrumental in his successes, 
Bob's brother recalled him as ``gritty even when he was sick, he'd get 
up and walk out of the hospital''. His dedication to others and to 
Colorado was unprecedented. He worked tirelessly for the people of 
Colorado for over two decades later retiring from politics in the early 
70's. Mr. Knous leaves us all too soon. But his memory will live on in 
all those he has touched. I am confident, Mr. Speaker, that in the face 
of this profound loss, the family, friends, and the Colorado community 
can take comfort in the knowledge that each is a better person for 
having known him.

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