[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 11, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF NATHANIEL ``NAT'' REED

  (Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the life of Nathaniel ``Nat'' Reed of Jupiter Island, a Florida 
environmental icon who died today at the age of 84.
  Mr. Reed loved nature and the Florida environment and devoted most of 
his life to fighting for Florida's natural wonders like the Everglades. 
My finest memory of him will be hunting quail near Hobe Sound.
  As an aide to former Governor Claude Kirk, Mr. Reed successfully 
stopped the construction of an airport in the Florida Everglades 
because the construction would have meant devastation to the Everglades 
and Big Cypress Swamp.
  Mr. Reed appreciated wildlife and was also one of the authors of the 
Endangered Species Act, which protects many animals, including several 
in Florida. He later ended up founding 1000 Friends of Florida, to 
preserve special places in our State.
  Nat Reed is an institution in the State of Florida, and he was a 
wonderful mentor to me. Our State lost a real leader and a friend to 
many, and he will be greatly missed.

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