[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1554-E1555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO FAYE FLEMING

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 11, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a solemn heart that I take this 
opportunity to pay respect to the passing of Faye Fleming at the age of 
fifty-nine. Faye served ten years in the Colorado House of 
Representatives, representing House District 31, which included Western 
Adams, Southern Weld and Eastern Boulder Counties from 1982 to 1984 and 
from 1986 to 1994. During her legislative tenure, Faye served as 
Chairman of the House Transportation and Energy Committee and Joint 
Transportation Legislation Review Committee. She was an innovative 
leader and played a key role in the implementation of the Colorado 
Clean Air Act and the state's underground petroleum storage tank 
remediation program. Faye Fleming was a remarkable woman and her 
accomplishments most certainly deserves the recognition of this body of 
Congress and this nation.
  Faye was born on February 19, 1943 in Johnson City, New York. She 
attended Iowa Weslyan College and the University of Colorado at Boulder 
prior to receiving her B.A. from Metropolitan State College in Denver. 
Before her legislative career, Faye held numerous civic positions 
including Chairman of Adams County Planning Commission, member of the 
Adams County Head Start Policy Council, and President of Adams County 
League of Women Voters. Faye is survived by her husband, Larry French 
of Thornton, Colorado, her son, Dr. Andrew Barnard of Alana, Maine; and 
her daughter, Heather Schultze of San Francisco.
  Mr. Speaker, Faye Fleming was a remarkable woman whose leadership and 
goodwill

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towards her fellow Coloradans inspired many and whose good deeds 
certainly deserve the recognition of this body of Congress. Faye's 
departure leaves a gap in many hearts but her memory will surely 
survive in the lives of those who knew her. Faye Fleming committed her 
life in the service of her state, and I join many others in mourning 
Faye's loss and celebrating her life.

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