[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO DUANE HARTE

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                          HON. STEPHEN KNIGHT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2015

  Mr. KNIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a man who 
dedicated his life to serving his family and his community: Duane 
Harte, who passed away on Monday, November 23rd, at the age of 68.
  Harte was born in 1947 and moved to the Santa Clarita Valley in 1974, 
where he and his wife Pauline raised their two daughters. He retired in 
1990 as Senior Chief Petty Officer from the U.S. Naval Reserve after 23 
years of service and owned a small business called Academy Addressing 
and Mailing.
  Harte's contributions to the Santa Clarita Valley were numerous. He 
was president of the Santa Clarita Valley Veteran's Memorial Committee 
and founding president of the SCV Senior Center Charitable Foundation. 
He was also active in the Friends of Mentryville, SCV Historical 
Society, was the President of the SCV Veterans Memorial Committee, past 
chairman of the SCV Chamber of Commerce, SCV Committee on Aging, 
Newhall Redevelopment Committee, Friends of the Libraries of the SCV, 
Canyon Theatre Guild Board of Directors, and the Vice-Chairman of the 
Santa Clarita Parade Committee.
  In 2008, Harte was selected to serve as a Parks, Recreation and 
Community Services Commissioner, where he served until he passed away 
due to a massive heart attack in his Santa Clarita home.
  Harte is survived by his wife of 43 years, Pauline, their two 
daughters, Donna and Denise, and grandson Evan Alexander.

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