[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1123]
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                         HONORING MR. HERB LAMB

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life of Herb Lamb, whom the Napa County Farm Bureau posthumously named 
the 2016 Agriculturalist of the Year. Herb passed away on December 10, 
2014, after 64 remarkable years.
  A native of Vallejo, California, Herb moved with his family to Napa 
when he was eight. After graduating with a degree in Soil Science from 
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he returned to Napa and started a vineyard 
consulting business. Herb and his business partner, Dennis Hansen, 
opened the Napa Valley Ag Supply in 1983, one of the first agricultural 
chemical businesses in the Napa Valley.
  Herb knew Napa vineyards like the back of his hand. In his 35 years 
of work in agriculture, he became acquainted with nearly every vineyard 
manager and winery owner in our Napa community. From large landowners 
developing vineyard properties to local homeowners wanting a secret 
weapon to kill a backyard orchard pest, Herb offered everyone the same 
knowledgeable consideration and interest.
  Herb volunteered his time often, and our community remembers him for 
his kindness coupled with a sincere desire to help. He was a supporter 
of the local 4-H and Future Farmers of America, a former member of the 
St. Helena Rotary, a Native Son of the Golden West, and served on the 
board of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers.
  Mr. Speaker, Herb Lamb was known as a legend for his knowledge of the 
Napa Valley and commitment to our wine community, as well as his gentle 
and jovial spirit. Therefore, it is fitting and proper that we honor 
him here today.

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