[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E620-E621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO COLORADO STATE SENATOR JIM DYER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to 
thank Colorado State Senator Jim Dyer of Durango for his years of 
service to the State of Colorado and to wish him good luck in his new 
position. Senator Dyer has accepted a nomination by Colorado Governor 
Bill Owens to join the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Although 
the State Senate will miss Jim greatly, I know that Jim's leadership 
and service to the State of Colorado will continue with the PUC.
  Senator Dyer has been a member of the State Legislature for 15 years 
serving in the House for 12 years and the Senate for 3 years. He was 
first elected to the House in 1986, and then in 1998 he was elected to 
the state Senate. He served as the chair of Agriculture and Natural 
Resources Committee, as well as on the Veterans and Military Relations 
Committee and the Transportaiton Committee. ``I think we've all been 
served well by Jim. Regardless of the fact we're of different political 
parties, he's a good friend of mine. . . . Jim has always taken a 
strong stance for us locally. Jim has never lost the viewpoint that 
small government is important to the process,'' said County 
Commissioner Fred Klatt.
  Senator Dyer has also had a distinguished career in the military. 
Senator Dyer served in the U.S. Navy from 1959-1964 and the U.S. 
Marines from 1964-1979 with three tours of duty in Vietnam. During his 
years in the military, Senator Dyer was recognized with the Soldiers 
Medal, three Bronze Stars, the Air Medal, the Gallantry Cross with Palm 
(Republic of Vietnam), and the Order of Military Merit (Republic of 
Korea).
  In his spare time, Senator Dyer is involved as a member of the VFW, 
the American Legion, the National Rifle Association, and the

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Durango Historical Society. ``I feel he has been a very fine Senator 
and represented our area very well. He has always been responsive to 
our needs and responsive when he could do things for us at the state 
level,'' said Mayor Jim Shepard.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate 
Senator Jim Dyer on his new position and wish his good luck in the 
future. He will be missed in the state legislature.
  Mr. Speaker, Senator Dyer is a person of high integrity and honor. I 
consider it a privilege to have known and worked with him.
  Jim has served the State of Colorado well in the state Senate and I 
know he will continue that record of leadership in his new capacity 
with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

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