[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 20 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO S. JERRARD SMITH

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 31, 2007

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. S. 
Jerrard Smith, a philanthropist and leader for Colorado Springs.
  He was a respected businessman, who served as president of Western 
Forge from 1998-2001 and also the managing director of the Colorado 
Baking Company. Yet what he valued more than any of these 
accomplishments was a drive for making the community of Colorado 
Springs a better place for all residents.
  Mr. Smith epitomized philanthropy and giving. Under his leadership, 
fundraising grew over 18 percent during his 5 years as United Way 
president, to more than $5.5 million that goes a long way toward 
community projects and revitalization. He has left a legacy for Pikes 
Peak United Way that no other has nor ever will.
  Jerry was a man with great vision and a passion for giving. He lived 
all of the core principles that United Way champions--Respect, Caring, 
Fairness, Integrity, Competence, Celebration and Passion. Friends 
described him as a renaissance man, who enjoyed symphony, opera, 
gardening, and gourmet cooking, a man equally at ease talking about 
football and azaleas.
  There was a special place in his heart for this community and the 
United Way. He had served the agency first as chair in the 1980s, and 
was its chair again in 2002, when the position of CEO opened and he 
sought it.
  Jerry passed away while doing something he loved--running in North 
Cheyenne Canyon. Jerry touched the lives of everyone he met, his legacy 
is eternal. The City of Colorado Springs is deeply grateful for his 
contributions and he will be missed.

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