[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JUNE BURKART

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2012

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of a 
dedicated wife, proud supporter of our military and veterans, and most 
importantly, a great Alaskan. On April 26, 2012, Alaska lost one of its 
hardest working and most dedicated daughters, Mrs. June Burkart.
  Mrs. Burkhart was a loving wife and mother whose life was defined by 
service to her family and community. For decades she served on the 
boards of countless organizations that supported Alaskans, most 
recently raising significant funds for the Wounded Warriors Program. As 
an avid outdoor lover, she worked to ensure that any wounded warrior 
who wished to hunt or fish had the opportunity to do so through the 
Safari Club International Alaska Chapter.
  For days, I can continue praising her many accomplishments and the 
many ways that she improved my life and the lives of anyone who knew 
her. Her memory will continue to live on in our hearts and souls. I 
hope that June's family, and especially her husband Roy, can take 
comfort in the bond they had with June as it will be with them always. 
I hope the precious memories the family has of her will bring them 
comfort, and that they will come to find, in the lovely words of Hugh 
Robert Orr:
  ``They are not dead who live in lives they leave behind. In those 
whom they have blessed, they live a life again, and shall live through 
the years eternal life, and shall grow each day more beautiful, as time 
declares their good, forgets the rest, and proves their immortality.''

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