[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 3, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E11]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO DON H. COX

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 3, 2001

  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to honor a distinguished public 
servant from my district in Imperial County, California. Don H. Cox 
retired on December 1, 2000 after serving for 12 years as a member of 
the Board of Directors for the Imperial Irrigation District (IID). He 
represented district 4, which includes the city of Brawley where he and 
his family reside.
  Don was elected to the Board in 1988 and reelected in 1992 and 1996. 
He served as Board President in 1991 and 1997, and served as Vice-
President in 1990, 1995, and 1996. Don also served on the District's 
Water, Budget, EPA, Geothermal, Salton Sea, Energy, and Salton Sea 
Emergency study groups. He was appointed by the Governor of California 
to serve as a director of the Regional Water Quality Control Board for 
the Colorado River area and also served as a member/director of the 
Colorado River Board of California, the IID Water Conservation Advisory 
Board, California Farm Water Coalition, and the Association of 
California Water Agencies' Water Rights Committee. I had the pleasure 
of working closely with Don through his leadership on the Salton Sea 
Authority since its inception in 1993.
  Don served in the United States Navy during World War II and upon 
returning from the war, earned his degree in agriculture economics from 
the University of California, Berkeley. Following his studies, Don 
returned to the Imperial Valley to farm with his sons, which he has 
done for over 40 years. He is a past member of the Imperial Valley 
Vegetable Growers Association and was involved with many cotton boards. 
Despite his recent retirement, Don remains involved in the farming 
community as a newly elected member of the Board of Directors of the 
Imperial County Farm Bureau.
  Don has been a member of the Brawley Rotary Club for over 30 years, a 
member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks-Lodge #1420 for 
over 40 years and a lifelong member of the Imperial Valley Navy League. 
He has also served his community as a member of the Brawley Union High 
School Quarterback Club.
  Throughout my many years in Congress, I have valued Don's insight 
into, and knowledge of, the many important issues facing the IID and 
the farming community in the Imperial Valley. It is my distinct 
privilege to honor my distinguished friend.

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