[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 22, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E898]
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        TRIBUTE TO WATERSHED PIONEER LYNDON V. ``LINDY'' GRANAT

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 22, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, a most respected member of Western Colorado 
passed away on May 12, 2001. Lyndon V. ``Lindy'' Granat was a pioneer 
in Western Colorado, and I would like Congress to pause a moment and 
recognize Lindy for his years of work and dedication to the community. 
Everyone who knew him will sorely miss him.
  Lindy was born in Eagle Bend, Minnesota, and in 1920 at the age of 
seven he moved to Palisade, Colorado in 1920 with his family. He 
graduated from Palisade High School in 1930 and three years later he 
met his future wife, Violet Wolverton. He and Violet married in 1935. 
Lindy was a peach rancher until his retirement in 1978. According to 
his family, ``Lindy had a lifelong love of Palisade, calling it `God's 
Country' and Palisade is richer efforts.''
  Lindy spent a lifetime booster the town, fighting for every cause. 
During his life he belonged to countless organizations like the Peach 
Board of Control and the United Fruit Growers Association where he 
served on the board of directors. He was a lifetime member of the NRA 
and the Western Colorado Horticulture Society.
  Lindy is best known for helping to build the Palisade Watershed along 
with George Nesbitt, Ray Denison, and Bob Flockhart. As a result, Lindy 
was often the unofficial tour guide. In 1995 the Town of Palisade named 
the Granat Reservoir in his honor because of his intimate knowledge of 
the watershed's development. The Palisade Watershed is how the town 
receives its water from the Grand Mesa.
  ``He was a true gentle giant because his heart overflowed with love--
love for his family, friends and his town. He was loyal, the kind of 
man you could count on, no matter what the need,'' said the Palisade 
Tribune.
  Mr. Speaker, Lyndon V. ``Lindy'' Granat deserves the thanks and 
praise of Congress for all of his work for the Town of Palisade 
throughout his life. The memory of Lindy will last forever with wife 
and his sons Gary and Roger, his daughter Ruth and his grandchildren.