[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 27 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO PAUL McENCROE

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                               speech of

                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 6, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I recognize Mr. 
Paul McEncroe of Evergreen, Colorado. At this time, I would like to pay 
tribute to the life of Mr. McEncroe. Paul will be remembered as a man 
of great spirit, charm, and friendliness by all of those whom he knew.
  Mr. McEncroe was born in 1922 in Chicago. Both Paul and his wife, 
Donna, attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. During 
his early life, Paul worked as an office machine salesman in Chicago, 
San Diego, and Milwaukee, before he and Donna moved to Colorado. In 
1965, they purchased the El Rancho Restaurant near Evergreen, Colorado. 
Paul was a friendly and likeable owner who greeted patrons at the door 
of El Rancho with his quick wit and a smile. Paul's wonderful 
personality helped him to win the 1977 Lakewood Sentinel's Man of the 
Year award. Paul and his wife continued to run the restaurant for more 
than twenty years until they retired in 1998.
  As an avid bicycling enthusiast, Mr. McEncroe had not only enough 
energy to run a successful restaurant, but also spent countless hours 
involved in his community as well. He worked with the Colorado 
Philharmonic Orchestra Board, and was a member of the Saint Anthony 
Hospital Flight for Life advisory board. At one point in time, Paul 
also served on the Jefferson County School Board. Mr. McEncroe gave 
back to his community in countless ways, and will be remembered fondly 
for all of his hard work and dedication.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with humble respect that I recognize Mr. Paul 
McEncroe before this body of Congress and this nation. He was an 
excellent man whose memory will live on in the lives of those he 
touched, especially his family. It gives me great pride to be able to 
honor such a man.

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