[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1255]
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                              ELDON LAIDIG

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 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 became an associate with 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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