[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 56 (Friday, March 30, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E728]
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                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO ESTES McDONIEL

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 30, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and memory 
of my friend Estes McDoniel, a former Mayor of Henderson, Nevada and a 
Basic High School Principal.
  Estes earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the 
University of Arizona. After college, Mr. McDoniel moved to Henderson 
where he began his long and distinguished career in the Clark County 
School District as a teacher at Basic High School. Estes' teaching 
career was interrupted when he enlisted in the Navy and served in the 
Pacific theater off the coast of Okinawa, Japan during World War II.
  Following his service, Estes returned to Basic High School where he 
continued his exemplary teaching service. Estes was a science teacher, 
vocational carpentry and industrial studies educator, head coach of the 
football, basketball, and track teams, Athletic Director, Assistant 
Principal, and Principal. Estes' dedication to the community expanded 
beyond the walls of the classroom where in 1969 he was elected Mayor of 
Henderson, Nevada. In 1988, Estes' great service to the Clark County 
community was recognized when an elementary school was named in his 
honor.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor the life and memory of my friend 
Estes McDoniel. His dedication to the Clark County community and the 
City of Henderson was commendable and should serve as an example to us 
all.

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