[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO GARY HARMON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Gary Harmon 
from Grand Junction, Colorado. Gary is a journalist with the Grand 
Junction Daily Sentinel, and has served the paper, city and state with 
distinction. I know Gary well, and he is a man of the utmost integrity. 
I would like to join my colleagues here today in recognizing his 
dedication and leadership before this body of Congress and this Nation.
  Gary attended Casper College and California State University in Long 
Beach where he studied journalism. He went on to work at three 
different newspapers before moving to Grand Junction in 1987 to join 
the staff at the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Gary is a hard-working 
journalist who won nationally prestigious John Hancock Award for 
Business and Financial Reporting in 1989 for an eight part series on 
workers' compensation. He has also won several news writing and column-
writing awards from several Colorado and California press associations 
and the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters. Gary is the 
father of two sons, whom he is actively involved in teaching to play 
basketball.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to recognize Gary Harmon for his 
exceptional service to the people of Grand Junction and Colorado. For 
many years, his dedication to his community and journalistic integrity 
has made the Grand Junction Sentinel a thriving and influential news 
source. It is with great pleasure that I recognize him today before 
this body of Congress and this Nation. Thanks for your service, Gary, 
and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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