[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 204 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1709]
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                         TRIBUTE TO JIM COWNIE

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Jim Cownie of Des Moines, Iowa, for being named one of dsm 
Magazine's 2017 ``Sages Over 70.''
  The ``Sages Over 70'' award honors community leaders who continue to 
serve as mentors and leaders when others have retired. After graduating 
from Notre Dame, Jim founded Heritage Communications which would become 
the ninth-largest cable TV operator in the country when he sold the 
company in 1987 and went into real estate development. Jim and his 
wife, Patty, have been longtime supporters of the United Way of Central 
Iowa and the Iowa State Fairgrounds. One of the many words of advice he 
offered to the magazine was to volunteer. ``That's more important than 
money,'' he said. He continued, ``We can't have a great city without 
great volunteers and philanthropists.''
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Jim for being named a ``Sage 
Over 70'' by dsm Magazine, and applaud him for his service to his 
community. I ask that my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating Jim for this outstanding 
achievement and in wishing him nothing but the best.

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