[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1300-E1301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO CRAIG SNOW

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                         HON. RAUL M. GRIJALVA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 28, 2006

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Mr. Craig Snow. 
Mr. Snow was an extraordinary advocate for all people in need in his 
community. He was a coach and trainer of those who work in the non-
profit sector, a man who led by example as well as by instruction, and 
a man who inspired others to acts of philanthropy. It would be 
difficult to imagine Tucson today without the tireless efforts of this 
remarkable individual.
  Craig came to Tucson in 1977, as a visiting Lecturer at the 
University of Arizona. He stayed on to serve as associate director of 
composition and then as the founding director of the Composition Board 
of the University. However, at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, 
Craig realized that immediate action was essential, and he organized 
brainstorming sessions which resulted in the formation of Tucson AIDS 
Project. He became the director of the project and led it for 12 years 
on a path which provided sustenance, direction and education to the 
sufferers of AIDS and the community at large. He promoted understanding 
and compassion in a time where few had the courage to face the issues 
the AIDS epidemic underscored. As a result of Mr. Snow's actions and 
foresight, Tucson developed one of the most forward thinking AIDS 
support organizations in the world. As the crowning achievement of his 
tenure with the Tucson AIDS Project, he was instrumental in bringing 
several Tucson AIDS support organizations together to form the Southern 
Arizona AIDS Foundation.
  Craig's activism went above and beyond. He also created a consulting 
firm, which specialized in working with non-profit, care giving 
organizations. His constant theme was to help the helpers of humanity 
to do their work better. He assisted groups as diverse as the Brewster 
Center for Battered Women, the Primavera Foundation for the Homeless, 
Child and Family Resources, the Center for Adolescent Parents, and 
KARE, a group that helps grandparents raising grandchildren. His vision 
and work helped these organizations, and many others, improve their 
outreach, organizational structure, and constituent services. Craig 
also served as a priceless facilitator among government bodies, non-
profit organizations and the people they served. Craig had a wonderful 
manner of using every social occasion and interaction to encourage and 
enlighten every person he met. Then, when they

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were ready, he would enlist their help in working for a cause which 
suited them and where they could be the most effective. No friend or 
acquaintance of Craig Snow's was left untouched.
  Mr. Snow lost his long battle with bladder cancer this year. As a 
community we must celebrate Craig's life and embrace his take on life; 
to live fully and at every level. He will be sorely missed and as a 
community we must honor him by committing ourselves to providing 
service to those in our surrounding community.

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