[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 154 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  TRIBUTE TO ALLAN HOWE (D-UTAH), FORMER MEMBER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

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                          HON. JAMES V. HANSEN

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2000

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to pay special tribute to 
a gentleman whom I--and many of my colleagues--knew and respected for 
many years. Our good friend Allan Howe (D-Utah) passed away today, 
December 14, 2000, after a valiant struggle with heart disease. Some of 
you may recall Allan from his service in the U.S. House of 
Representatives from 1975-77. Earlier this year, Allan retired from his 
position as Washington Representative for the National Park Hospitality 
Association after decades of valuable service. At NPHA, Allan worked 
tirelessly to make sure that we in the Congress understood the concerns 
of the many businesses, large and small, that work as partners in 
serving the millions of visitors to our National Parks. We are grateful 
for those efforts. We also salute his years of public service, starting 
back home in Utah, where he worked as a city, county and state 
attorney, as Executive Director of the four Corners Regional 
Development Commission, and as an aide to the governor. Here on Capitol 
Hill he served the people of Utah as well, as an administrative 
assistant to Senator Frank Moss, and then as a Member of Congress 
himself, serving on what are now the Resources and Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committees. After leaving the Congress, he remained in 
Washington and worked on a variety of important issues, including solar 
energy, prior to focusing on National Park matters.
  Allan's career was marked by a deep love of this country and a strong 
appreciation of its magnificent natural wonders, both nurtured from his 
earliest days as a boy in Utah. That love of country and the great 
outdoors served him and the people of this country very well for very 
many years. So, thank you, Allan, and Godspeed.




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