[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 26, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E88]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO DANIEL STEWART BERKEY

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 26, 2010

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary 
life and work of Daniel Stewart Berkey who passed away at the age of 68 
on October 19, 2009. Daniel is survived by his beloved wife, Ann 
Richardson Berkey, his daughter Elizabeth Wellington Berkey, and his 
son, William Cabot Berkey. Other surviving relatives include his 
brother-in-law, Thomas Latham Richardson of Sarasota, Florida, his 
brother, Richard Scott Berkey, Jr., of Vienna, Virginia and several 
aunts, nieces and nephews.
  Daniel Berkey was born on June 25, 1941, in New Brunswick, New 
Jersey. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Lehigh University in 1963, 
then entered the United States Army where he earned the rank of 
Captain. He served his country with distinction in Vietnam and was 
awarded the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal.
  Upon his return to the United States, Daniel entered the Wharton 
School of the University of Pennsylvania and earned an MBA in 1970. He 
worked for Lipton Tea and at the U.S. Department of the Interior in 
Washington, D.C., where he met his wife, Ann Cabot Richardson. They 
were married in 1975 and moved to Houston. In 1977, the couple moved to 
San Francisco where Dan launched a successful financial services 
consulting company, Berkey Associates. His wife Ann serves as Senior 
Vice President for Corporate Public Affairs at McKesson Corporation.
  Daniel loved to camp, hike, and ski, and with his wife spent many 
happy family vacations in state and national parks.
  Dan survived two battles with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, and received a 
bone marrow transplant in 2003. He fought courageously for 18 months 
before finally succumbing to the relentless disease after the cancer 
returned.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me 
in honoring Daniel Stewart Berkey. He was a great and good man who gave 
generously to his beloved family, his community and his country. He 
will be missed by every person who had the good fortune to know him, 
and may this tribute bring comfort to his family who were the greatest 
source of pride to him.

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