[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2168]
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                 IN MEMORY OF LOMPOC MAYOR DICK DEWEES

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 31, 2009

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam Speaker, I rise in memory of Lompoc, California, 
Mayor Dick DeWees, who passed away last night from complications 
related to a prior medical condition.
  Dick DeWees was more than a legislative colleague. He was an ally and 
personal friend. The relationship we built over the years greatly 
benefited our mutual constituencies.
  I will miss his leadership and friendship.
  Dick and his wife of more than 30 years, Jane, moved to Santa Barbara 
in 1974 and to Lompoc in 1987, where Dick quickly became involved in 
the community. In addition to serving as mayor, Dick served on the 
Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission and is its past 
chairman, and was the City of Lompoc's representative on the Santa 
Barbara County Association of Governments. Dick also served on numerous 
local non-profit organization boards.
  As owner of a local advertising agency, DeWees & Company Media 
Services, which specializes in electronic media, Dick was the recipient 
of the Sam Walton Business Leader Award. In addition, he taught a 
public speaking course at the Lompoc Valley Center of Alan Hancock 
College.
  Jane and Dick met while they were performing Summer Stock Theater 
together in Michigan. Their two married children, Nathan and Anna, also 
live in Lompoc, as does their first grandchild, Emma Chastain.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in sending our 
condolences to Jane, their children, their grandchild, and all their 
family and friends.
  Godspeed, Dick.

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