[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO FRANK SCOTT

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Frank 
Scott, whose story of personal and professional success should serve as 
an inspiration for us all.
  Mr. Scott built his business empire after returning to Las Vegas from 
World War II where he had served as a second lieutenant in the Army in 
Japan. In the 1950s and 60s, Scott opened a wholesale building material 
company, operated a fixed base aircraft operation and founded Stocks 
Ready-Mix Concrete. In the 1970s, as chairman of the First Western 
Savings Association, Scott was credited with saving the bank from near 
financial ruin. And in 1983 Mr. Scott was named co-Convention Man of 
the Year by the Hotel Sales Management Association's Las Vegas Chapter. 
Scott was also the founder of the Plaza Hotel and Casino.
  Frank Scott was a bank chairman, director of Nevada Power and 
president of the Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and the Nevada 
Resort Association. Additionally, Scott was a board member of the local 
Boy Scouts chapter, a UNLV trustee, a captain of the Sheriffs Mounted 
Police and a board member of the Nevada Museum of Fine Arts.
  Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to honor Frank Scott and his extraordinary 
career and I appreciate his efforts on behalf of the community. His 
death is a profound loss for the community and he will be greatly 
missed.

                          ____________________