[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E526]
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             HONORING THE LIVES OF WARREN AND FERN WOLAVER

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                        HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2005

  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the lives of Warren 
and Fern Wolaver. They are literally a walking history book of Larimer 
County, Colorado, and I would like to share with my colleagues a little 
about their lives in my district.
  October 4, 2004 marked the 65-year wedding anniversary of Fern and 
Warren Wolaver. Their lives together have been spent in service to 
their community and family. They have lived for 35 years in their 
present home, located in a dry lakebed, with the road leading to their 
home being the dry streambed. Warren was born on the bluff that 
overlooks their current home.
  Warren's great great grandfather traveled on a covered wagon and 
settled on Milner Mountain, close to the current Wolaver home. His 
grandfather was a sheriff and a State Representative.
  Big Thompson School has played a large role in the lives of Fern and 
Warren since they attended as children. Four generations of Wolavers 
have attended this school including their children, grandchildren and 
great grandchildren. They have gone to Big Thompson School for many 
chili suppers, Parent Teacher Organization meetings, Christmas concerts 
and other programs. There was only one year that Fern and Warren missed 
a function at the Big Thompson School and that was in 1984 when there 
was four feet of snow on the ground.
  Fern and Warren have had some interesting careers as farmers and 
ranchers. Through their farm, Wolaver Cherry Company, they have grown 
massive amounts of cherries including one year in 1960 when they were 
able to harvest 100 tons of cherries. They've also grown wheat, barley 
and corn, and raised turkeys and steers.
  Fern worked in the family factory, Wolaver Packing, and served as a 
trustee. Fern was also a congressional aide to former Colorado Senator 
Hank Brown for ten years, and worked for Congressman Wayne Allard for 
five years. She worked as the clerk at their church, Buckhorn 
Presbyterian, for twelve years.
  In addition to farming their cherry orchard and other crops, Warren 
has an extensive history in public policy. He was appointed to the 
``100 Man Committee on Local Government'' in 1963 and starting in 1970, 
he spent eight years on the state board of Social Services. In 1976 he 
served as vice chair of the Big Thompson Flood Recovery Committee, as 
well as serving two terms on the Big Thompson School Board. He was also 
a Larimer County Commissioner from 1960 to 1976.
  Looking at the lives of Fern and Warren, one cannot help but be 
amazed at their experiences. I invite my colleagues to join me in 
honoring the Wolaver's and to wish them the best in health and 
prosperity for years to come.

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