[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 71 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HUGH MORTON TRIBUTE

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, last week North Carolina lost one of its 
leading citizens and I lost a treasured constituent. Hugh Morton was, 
in all senses of the term, the ``Keeper of the Mountain.'' As owner of 
Grandfather Mountain, he fought to protect and preserve its wildlife 
and scenic beauty for future generations.
  Hugh Morton was also our State's leading and most acclaimed 
photographer, recording the history of the State of North Carolina for 
the past 70 years. Whether it was bald eagles soaring over his beloved 
Grandfather Mountain, or Michael Jordan soaring over the rim at Chapel 
Hill, Hugh Morton captured it all in breathtaking fashion.
  He photographed a young aspiring actor in the 1950s named Andy 
Griffith and chronicled the legendary U.S. Senate race in 1984 between 
Senator Helms and Governor Hunt. From the mountains to the coast, Hugh 
Morton photographed all our State has to offer.
  North Carolina lost one of its greatest promoters and advocates, Mr. 
Speaker, but fortunately his legacy lives on in more ways than we can 
imagine.
  We will miss Hugh Morton.

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