[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO HAROLD BROUGHTON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is truly a privilege to take this 
opportunity to pay tribute to Harold Broughton and thank him for his 
service to the agricultural industry. His incredible accomplishment of 
being awarded the 2003 Lifetime Membership Award at the Western 
Colorado Horticultural Society is a testament not only to his 
extraordinary natural abilities, but also his incredible work ethic and 
indomitable human spirit.
  This well deserved honor is the manifestation of a life-long passion, 
and could not have been bestowed upon a more deserving individual. As a 
fourth generation farmer, Harold Broughton has spent his career 
managing the fruit orchards for families and organizations throughout 
Colorado. He was able to start his own company in 1966 which would 
later be named Harold Broughton Orchards, LLC which electronically 
sizes, custom packs, brokers and ships fruit throughout the nation 
under the Tom-Tom label.
  Mr. Speaker, it is quite clear that Harold Broughton is a person of 
unparalleled dedication and commitment to his life-long pursuit of 
horticulture and shipping fruit nationwide. It is not only his 
incredible devotion, but also his unrelenting passion for the fruit 
industry in Colorado that I wish to bring before this body of Congress. 
It is my distinct pleasure to honor Harold here today, and wish him all 
the best in his future endeavors.

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