[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 119 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1641]
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                HONORING DAVE SANGER UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 13, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, Dave Sanger helped to shape and open the 
minds of students at Salida High School in Colorado and after 30 years 
of teaching, has announced his retirement. It is with great pleasure 
that I recognize the tremendous contributions Dave has made to the 
future of our country and to the lives of those students he has taught.
  Dave began teaching at Salida High School in 1973, after attending 
graduate school at the University of Colorado in Boulder where he was 
pursuing a master's degree in history. While at Salida High School, he 
taught history for twenty-eight years. While Dave had no intention of 
teaching at Salida for this length of time, he has received much joy 
out of seeing his students blossom intellectually and challenge their 
future. Mr. Sanger has been recognized for his energetic and insightful 
lectures, even to the extent that students who have graduated have 
returned to experience another Sanger lecture.
  While teaching requires enormous dedication, Dave found time to serve 
his community in other ways as well. He helped to establish the soccer 
program in Salida and continues to track its success. Furthermore, he 
served on the Democratic Central Committee and was a judge for a mock 
congressional hearing for high school students. His wife Nancy and he 
opened a bookstore called Sanger's Books that thrived during a rough 
economic time between 1985 and 1991. Dave and Nancy have both also 
served as lay ministers at St. Joseph Church.
  Throughout all of his efforts, Dave Sanger has opened doors for many 
students. His teaching will live in the hearts and minds of all those 
who have been in his classroom. He has truly been an integral and 
respected member of his community. Upon his retirement as a history 
teacher, I would like to honor his dedication and years of service and 
extend my warmest regard to Dave and his family.

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