[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 32 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN CELEBRATION OF WALTER JEFFERSON LEWIS

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 26, 2003

  Mr. LEE. Mr. Speaker, Walter Jefferson Lee passed away on February 
22, 2003. On that day, his family and friends a loving son, brother, 
and companion and the world lost a passionate lover of art, food, 
travel, and life itself.
  Walter Lewis was born and raised in Schenectady, New York. He went on 
to study at Syracuse University and Schenectady County Community 
College, graduating with distinction in the Culinary Arts and Hotel and 
Business Management.
  Walter served his country, spending eleven years in the United States 
Air Force. During that period, he was stationed in Alaska, California, 
New Mexico, and Germany. The time spent in those distant posts just 
whetted his appetite for travel; his journeys took him across much of 
the globe, and he made lifelong friends wherever he went.
  That same passion and zest for life fueled both his occupation and 
avocation of baking. Walter worked for a number of years managing the 
bakery department of the Golub Corporation, and he shared his culinary 
skills with those around him: for him, food, family, and friends were 
all joyously intertwined.
  Walter Lewis will be deeply missed by those of us who knew and loved 
him. He made a special imprint through his faith, his gifts, and his 
joy for life. While we mourn his passing, we also celebrate his memory. 
May he rest in peace!

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