[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 128 (Tuesday, November 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2028-E2029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF DON PRUNER

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 14, 2006

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in memory of my friend, Don Pruner, 
who died suddenly last week.
  Don Pruner is remembered by many for being a shrewd businessman who 
brought professional emergency medical services to eastern Ventura 
County, California, my home for more than 40 years, and paramedics to 
all of Ventura County. I remember as well his love of fishing, his 
hearty laugh, and our shared love of antique autos.
  I met Don and his wife, Jackie, at a Christmas party in 1969. We've 
been friends ever since. Don was an eternal teenager who loved life to 
its fullest while exuding the maturity of a loving husband and father 
who knew the pulse of the community and how he could fulfill its needs.
  Don bought Conejo Ambulance Service in 1963. He expanded the business 
by working 24 hours, 7 days a week, and driving a 1958 Pontiac 
Ambulance, hiring off-duty firefighters and sheriff's deputies to make 
the runs with him. Eventually, the business evolved under Don and 
Jackie's guidance into Pruner Health Services.
  Don's success as a businessman was matched by his success as a human 
being. Don Pruner has countless friends and a wonderful, loving family. 
A native Southern Californian, he never strayed from his roots.

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  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in remembering Don 
Pruner as a health care pioneer in Ventura County, California, as a 
good friend, a loving family man, and a lover of life. In addition, I 
know they join me in extending our condolences to Jackie and their 
three children and all who called Don a friend.
  Godspeed, Don.

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