[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E471]
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           A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF JAMES W. JARRETT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 28, 2012

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of James W. 
Jarrett, a successful businessman, a true gentleman, and a devoted 
husband and father. Jim died at the age of 67 on February 22, 2012, on 
a long planned climb on Mount Kilimanjaro with dear friends. Always an 
adventurer, he died doing what he loved.
  I've known and worked with Jim and his family, and in particular his 
wonderful daughter Tracey. It was Tracey's Down Syndrome that inspired 
Jim to become a powerful advocate and prodigious supporter of those 
with developmental disabilities.
  Jim Jarrett spent 28 years working at Intel Corporation. He began as 
the head of Investor Relations, was the company's first Internal Public 
Relations Manager, and served as President of Intel China and as 
Intel's first Vice-President of Global Public Policy. He retired in 
2008.
  Jim leaves his beloved wife of 43 years, Laurie, who was to join him 
in Africa at the end of his climb, for further travel in Africa. He 
also leaves his three daughters to whom he was incredibly devoted. He 
gave generously of himself to them and they valued the many gifts given 
to them in the times he spent with them. They were equally devoted to 
him, and the program from his memorial service listed ``60 Reasons We 
Love Our Dad,'' from Jim's 60th birthday celebration. Hearing each of 
his daughters speak at the service convinced every person who heard 
them that they could have come up with one hundred reasons easily.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our deepest 
and most sincere sympathy to Laurie, Tracey, Alison, Lindsay and her 
husband Justin, and to the entire Jarrett family. Our community and our 
country have suffered the loss of a great and good man.

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