[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 89 (Friday, June 28, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO GEORGE CURRIER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man who 
has spent the last six years in the dedicated service of his community 
of Collbran: George Currier. George is a great Coloradan who has given 
of himself countless times during his term on the Collbran Board of 
Trustees. His knowledge and love for the community, as well as his 
vision for the future, have made him an invaluable resource to the 
whole town.
  George Currier was born and raised in his beloved Collbran. His 
family was in the ranching business during his childhood; and while 
they would leave town every winter to ranch their cows in the Appleton 
area, George and his family would return with the nice weather: 
Collbran is George's home.
  During George's time on the Board of Trustees he has overseen 
numerous improvements to the community, including the construction of a 
new town hall. But more important than the physical development that 
has been undertaken during his watch, George values the many Collbran 
town employees with which he has worked closely during his six years of 
service. However, George's efforts to better his beloved hometown have 
not been limited to his service in town government: George, his wife 
Nancy and their three children remain active in the Collbran community.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that I bring to the attention of the 
body of Congress the accomplishments of a man whose love for his 
hometown, and whose desire to improve his community, is an inspiration 
to his friends and neighbors alike. A public servant in the truest 
sense of the phrase, George Currier's time on the Collbran Board of 
Trustees has been a fine example to all of us who serve our nation in 
elective office. With appreciation, I echo the praise George has 
received from his friends and neighbors in Collbran and salute him for 
his six fine years of service to his community.

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