[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO WALTER PREDOVICH

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise before 
you to pay tribute to a remarkable man from my district. Walter 
Predovich of Pueblo, Colorado recently passed away at the age of 
eighty-four. He will always be remembered as a devoted family man and 
highly respected attorney throughout the state. I would like to ask my 
colleagues to please join me in remembering his life before this body 
of Congress and this Nation today.
  Walter began his career by answering his nation's call to duty in 
serving his country in the Navy. After an honorable discharge, he 
returned to Colorado to graduate from Colorado College and later the 
University of Denver School of Law. He went on to practice law for more 
than half a century and retired as a senior partner in the law firm of 
Predovich, Ward and Banner. Walter was also passionate about the arts, 
and served on the board of directors of the Denver Center for the 
Performing Arts, where he had been president and chief operating 
officer for almost fifteen years. He is survived by his wife and best 
friend of fifty-seven years, Marjorie, their two sons, Walter and 
David, and two grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to rise before this body of Congress and 
this nation to pay tribute to the wonderful life of Walter Predovich. 
Walter was a beloved man who made a tremendous impact on his community 
through his many years of service in his profession and to the 
performing arts. Walter's love of family and community service is truly 
a model to us all. The Pueblo community and the State of Colorado will 
truly miss Walter, and my thoughts go out to his family during this 
difficult time of bereavement.

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