[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 2, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E994-E995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO JAMES C. MOORE

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 2, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart after 
learning that Colorado has lost one of its truly great citizens. James 
Moore of Pueblo, Colorado recently passed away at age eighty-six. He 
spent his life serving those he loved, and James loved about everybody. 
As his community and family mourn his passing, I believe it appropriate 
to recognize the life of this exceptional man before this body of 
Congress and this nation.
  James showed up everyday at his job as an insurance agent for 
Equitable Life Assurance

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Agency with an infectious smile and a humble heart. It was no surprise 
when Equitable's agency managers' recognized James as their ``National 
Honor Agent'' for exemplifying excellence in professional achievement 
and community service from among the company's 7,500 member agency.
  James' work throughout his life went far beyond the insurance 
industry. He answered his nation's call to duty, serving as a 
meteorologist in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His 
extensive involvement in the community included serving on the Parkview 
Episcopal Hospital's executive committee and as finance chairman of the 
campaign for the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. He also served as 
financial planner for the Pueblo Regional Library, worked as an officer 
at the local YMCA, and served on University United Presbyterian 
Church's board of elders and building committee. He mentored those who 
would listen, gave money to those who asked, and loved those who needed 
a kind word.
  Mr. Speaker, James Moore will be sorely missed, and although we 
grieve over the loss of this incredible individual, we take comfort in 
the lives he touched and the legacy he leaves behind. I say to his wife 
Mary, his son Jim, and daughter DeAnn, that I am truly honored to pay 
tribute to his life and memory today. He was a great person and a great 
American, he will be sorely missed.

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