[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 17, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND CHU

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 17, 2003

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Raymond Chu 
of Boulder. Mr. Chu died in Colorado on May 24th of this year at Rocky 
Mountain National Park at the age of 78. Throughout his life, he 
demonstrated his dedication to the earth, all people, and animals.
  Raymond Chu was born Oct. 10, 1924 in Shanghai, China. He earned a 
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Antioch College in 
Ohio. A few years later, in 1959, he married Janet Pattee in Yellow 
Springs, Ohio. Mr. Chu proudly served as a B-52 pilot in the Chinese 
National Air Force and graduated from the United States Air Force 
Academy.
  During his life, Raymond Chu made countless contributions to our 
Colorado community. Those who had the good fortune to work with him at 
the National Center for Atmospheric Research will not soon forget his 
long and distinguished career. Nor will he be forgotten by the people 
who benefited from the many respiratory appliances that he created and 
patented. Raymond was known for his translations from Chinese script to 
English for his fellow high school graduates, and he was a noted 
speaker on the subject of the China-Burma theater of World War II.
  We will remember Mr. Chu as an environmentalist, an inventor, and 
most importantly, a loving father and husband. I ask my colleagues to 
join me in honoring Raymond Chu and the outstanding contributions of 
his life.

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