[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 4, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E24]
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                    HONORING THE LIFE OF BRAD ROWSE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 4, 2005

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
Kind, Mr. Putnam and all the Members of the Congressional Sportsman's 
Caucus received tragic news that Brad Rowse, Manager of Congressional 
Sportsmen's Foundation's (CSF) State Caucus program and the new 
National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses died of an aneurysm on 
Monday, December 27, 2004. He was 26 years old.
  Brad was a dedicated and highly respected member of the Congressional 
Sportsmen's Foundation joining the organization two years ago to help 
lead the early efforts to expand the sportsmen's caucus model to state 
legislatures. A native of upstate New York, Brad grew up hunting and 
fishing on his family's farm where he grew a passionate fondness for 
the outdoors. He used his undergraduate work at Cornell University and 
his Masters from SUNY Syracuse to focus on natural resource policy with 
the goal of adapting, improving and creating programs and policies to 
improve our fish and wildlife resources. Before coming to the CSF, he 
interned with The Wildlife Society and the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation in Washington, DC.
  The unique combination of skills that Brad had acquired served him 
well during his time with the CSF. As the CSF State Caucus Manager, he 
built the program from its early beginnings to the national network of 
state caucuses that was launched on December 5, 2004. Brad took primary 
responsibility for monitoring sportsmen's issues at the state level and 
for building relations with state legislators and sportsmen's groups to 
create a unified voice for sportsmen. Through Brad's leadership and 
dedication there are now 21 state sportsmen's caucuses and a new 
National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses to support their growth and 
success.
  America's sportsmen and women will miss his leadership and commitment 
to protecting our natural resources and hunting and fishing heritage.




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