[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 34 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E279]
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               IN MEMORIAM OF STANLEY EDWARD KRZYZANOWSKI

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 27, 2015

  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to recognize the life and 
contributions of Stanley Edward Krzyzanowski, a lifelong resident of 
Tucson, Arizona. Stan passed away on February 13, 2015 at the age of 
77.
   Stan made significant contributions to the arts and sciences in 
Arizona and throughout the world. He served as President of Ballet 
Tucson and was a member of the Tucson-Pima Arts Council. A self-taught 
amateur paleontologist, Stan even had a species of dinosaur named after 
him: Krzyzanowskisaurus hunti.
   Some of the fossils Stan discovered in Arizona are on display at the 
New Mexico Museum of Natural History, where according to curator 
Spencer Lucas, they are viewed by nearly 250,000 visitors per year.
   Stan's friends and family remember him for his curiosity, kindness, 
and love for life. One friend described him as ``an inspiration--
enthusiastic, tireless, devoted to the arts, interested in 
everything,'' while another said, ``Stan was such a special man, 
positively inspiring and encouraging.''
   Stan is survived by his brother, David and his wife Martha; a son, 
Stephen; a daughter Karen Kowal and her husband David; and three 
granddaughters, Kasia Krzyzanowski, and Sarah and Katie Kowal.
   Stan's lack of formal education in no way hindered his 
archaeological work. In describing his method of finding what others 
don't see, he said ``I don't have that Ph.D. That's what I'm doing: I'm 
looking, not thinking.''

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