[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1772]
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              IN TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE WILLIAM H. AVERY

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 12, 2000

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I want to add my congratulations to the many 
tributes recently given to the Honorable William H. Avery, a former 
member of this House and a former governor of the state of Kansas.
  On September 29, the post office in Wakefield, Kansas, the hometown 
of Bill Avery, was renamed in his honor, and the town honored their 
native son by proclaiming the event the ``William H. Avery Day.''
  I had the pleasure of working with Bill Avery at the Department of 
the Interior in the early 1970's after his distinguished 10-year career 
in Congress and as the 37th governor of Kansas. After receiving a 
degree from the University of Kansas in 1934, he went back to his 
hometown to work the family farm. He started his public service career 
on the local school board in his hometown, and from there was elected 
to the Kansas State House of Representatives before moving on to 
Congress and the Kansas statehouse.
  Bill Avery is a man of honor and integrity who has devoted his life 
to serving the public. He continues to reside in Wakefield today, and 
it's a fitting tribute to this fine gentleman that the people of his 
hometown have recognized his service to their community by renaming 
their post office in his honor. I join in saluting The Honorable 
William H. Avery.

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