[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 76 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF PETER HUIZENGA

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration and 
commemoration of the life of Peter Huizenga from Oak Brook, Illinois, 
who passed away last Wednesday at the age of 79.
  A businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Peter Huizenga is 
best known for building Waste Management, Inc., into the largest waste 
disposal company in the world with his cousin Wayne. Upon immigrating 
to the United States in the 1800s, his Dutch ancestors saw a need for 
sanitation services in their community west of Chicago. Their humble 
family garbage collection business would become a Fortune 500 company 
under Peter's management, employing 75,000 workers worldwide. However, 
Peter once said: My goal is not to make money but to make a better 
world.
  Following the sale of the company, Peter devoted his life to 
philanthropic work in the community through organizations such as Big 
Shoulders Fund; his alma mater, Timothy Christian School; and many 
more. His family was always his first priority, and he will be greatly 
missed by his wife, Heidi; his 4 children; and his 10 grandchildren. 
All of Illinois will miss him.

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