[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              ELDON LAIDIG

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2016

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Eldon Laidig for receiving the West Chamber's 2016 Jefferson County 
Hall of Fame Award.
   Known for his passion for education and community service, Eldon has 
been a pillar of the Jefferson County community for more than fifty 
years. Before becoming a financial planner, Eldon spent 42 years in the 
U.S. Coast Guard Reserves and 27 years working for Jefferson County 
Public Schools, 25 of which were spent as a middle school principal.
   In 1990, Eldon started Personal Benefit Services Wealth Management, 
which has been recognized by 5280 Magazine and the Arvada Chamber of 
Commerce. Eldon's involvement in the Arvada community is unparalleled. 
He was named the Arvada Sentinel's Man of the Year, has served as club 
president of the Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities and Arvada 
Rotary Club and Friendship Force of Greater Denver, as well as vice 
president of the Arvada Historical Society. In his five decades in the 
Jefferson County area, Eldon has worked tirelessly to improve the City 
of Arvada through community service.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to Eldon Laidig for this well-
deserved recognition by the West Chamber.

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