[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 49 (Thursday, April 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE MEMORY OF RAYMOND F. CONKLING

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 4, 2001

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleagues here in the 
United States House of Representatives to join me in paying tribute to 
the late Raymond F. Conkling, a popular and well-respected professional 
who gave many years of outstanding public service to this institution. 
During his years on Capitol Hill, Ray made many friends on both sides 
of the aisle and made a significant contribution to the work of the 
Congress.
  Mr. Conkling, who passed away on October 25, 2000, lived in 
Arlington, was born in Michigan and grew up in Peekskill, NY. He 
graduated from Columbia University, where he also received a law 
degree. During World War II and the Korean War, he was a naval aviator 
and received a Distinguished Flying Cross. Later he was a captain in 
the Navy Reserve.
  He began his legal career in New York with the firm of Millbank, 
Tweed, Hope and Hadley, then in 1954 moved to Washington. He served in 
the tax legislative counsel's office in the office of the secretary of 
the Treasury and later as tax counsel of the House Ways and Means 
Committee. He was senior tax attorney for Texaco and then legislative 
counsel to Diamond Shamrock Corp. He returned to government service in 
1986 on Representative Guy Vander Jagt's staff, where he handled tax 
issues. He was a member of the National Democratic Club, the Capitol 
Hill Club and the Army Navy Country Club.
  Survivors include his wife of 28 years Juanita Conkling of Arlington, 
and a daughter, Tracy Conkling of Maryland.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in honoring Ray Conkling's 
memory and in expressing our deepest sympathy to his family.

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