[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 93 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1273-E1274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING JIM SAMUELSON FOR HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION TO HELPING OTHERS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, today I ask to honor a great man whose 
contributions not only to this country, but to our world, should be 
looked upon as an inspiration to all. James Samuelson, longtime 
Glenwood Springs, Colorado resident recently passed away. He served in 
World War II, flourished as co-editor and publisher of The Glenwood 
Post, volunteered in his community, and gave his time and money to help 
those in countries less fortunate than our own.
  Even before he began his successful career working with newspapers, 
Jim went into the Army Medical Corps during World War II, where he 
served in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Afterward, he 
married Marilyn, a marriage that would last 55 years until his recent 
death. Together, he and Marilyn raised a daughter and five sons, and 
were the proud grandparents to fourteen and great-grandparents to 
three.
  After the war, Jim pursued his journalism and management talent. 
Donna Daniels of the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent writes of 
Marilyn's memory about how much more difficult it was to communicate, 
and how the biggest contact to the outside world was the daily paper. 
Jim used his skills working as co-editor and publisher of The Glenwood 
Post with his brother, John until 1966, after which he earned his 
masters of education from the University of Wyoming.

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  Jim was an active man all through his life. He skied, fly fished, and 
played and watched sports. He also volunteered with the Lions Club, 
American Legion, and the Mountain View Church. He even traveled to 
Haiti and twice to Mexico to help establish medical clinics there. In 
1962 he received a fellowship to attend a three-month seminar for 
journalists in Quito. He and Marilyn also traveled to Europe, Israel, 
and Turkey, making their last trip just three years ago.
  Mr. Speaker, Jim Samuelson contributed throughout his life to his 
community, his family, and to his world. He acted beyond expectations 
to make a positive impact where he saw the need, and for that, I ask to 
pay him tribute on behalf of Congress.

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