[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1123]
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                       IN MEMORY OF GLYNN DUNLAP

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2005

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I stand today to honor the memory of a 
fellow Nevadan. Mr. Glynn Dunlap passed away at the age of eighty-three 
after bringing smiles to the faces of small children for the past 
twenty years. Glynn Dunlap became well known in the Las Vegas valley 
and by children across the country through his artwork and devotion to 
young children plagued with terminal cancer and other terminal 
diseases. I know that he will be missed.
  Mr. Glynn Dunlap was born in Herculean, Missouri, in 1922. He later 
moved to California as a commercial artist and retired to Boulder City, 
Nevada. Upon his retirement, he and his wife begun working with 
mentally-challenged children. Mr. Dunlap noticed the determination and 
hard work in these young kids and began making certificates of 
achievement to honor their efforts.
  After giving a certificate one day in 1985 a child approached him for 
a cartoon; thus began a new passion. For the next twenty years Mr. 
Dunlap drew cartoons for any child who asked. Shortly after he began 
drawing for children, Mr. Dunlap joined forces with such organizations 
as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Candlelighters. His son, 
Don Dunlap, said he dedicated so much time to those kids because it 
brought joy to those who were suffering; he did it ``to see a kid 
smile.''
  Mr. Speaker, I stand here today to extend my gratitude for Mr. 
Dunlap's many contributions and to honor the wonderful memory of this 
excellent role model. I know that Mr. Glynn Dunlap will be missed, but 
not forgotten, especially by all the families he helped cope during 
some of the most difficult times in their lives.

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