[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 60 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LATE MARION JENKINS----

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask that Congress pause for 
a moment of silence in memory of a life long resident of Durango, 
Colorado. Marion E. Jenkins, owner and operator of the former Jenkins 
Ranch, died from a stroke on April 30 at the age of 82. Marion became a 
friend of everyone he met and will truly be missed.
  ``He was one of those guys you loved being with, and he loved being 
with you,'' said Kenny Jenkins, Marion's son. ``He never was a 
stranger. Everybody was his friend.'' Marion was a cattle rancher who 
loved to tell stories and travel across the United States with friends 
and family.
  Marion moved to the family ranch in 1920. Over the years the ranch 
grew to 520 acres, which was used primarily for cattle and crops. 
Marion served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, where 
he was present at the Normandy Landing. ``He's one of those people that 
will sorely be missed,'' said friend Ray Stolworthy. ``Marion Jenkins 
would like to be remembered as a person who would not condemn anybody 
for something they wanted.''
  Mr. Speaker, Marion Jenkins spent a lifetime being everyone's friend, 
for that I would like Congress to take a moment and pay respects to a 
great friend. An entire community will miss Marion.

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