[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 146 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        HONORING THE LIFE OF SANFORD MORRIS ``SANDY'' TREAT, JR.

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                            HON. JOE NEGUSE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2019

  Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, I wish to express my sincere sorrow for 
the loss of Sanford Morris ``Sandy'' Treat, Jr., a veteran of World War 
II, serving with the 10th Mountain Division and a longtime resident in 
the Vail Valley and pillar of the community there.
   Sandy was one of the first soldiers at Camp Hale, which was 
established during the Second World War to train soldiers for winter 
and mountain warfare. The skills he honed there and exposure to the 
Mountain West would stay with him through war, future business 
endeavors and raising a family. He returned to Colorado years later as 
a master skier, historian of the 10th Mountain Division, and beloved 
resident.
   Sandy's loss will be felt by so many across the state of Colorado, 
military, and snow-sports communities. An avid ski racer, he helped to 
facilitate world renowned races in Vail and the surrounding areas. He 
was inducted into the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame--an honor 
recognizing Sandy's passion and dedication to the outdoors as well as 
the service of those at Camp Hale. His advocacy to enact policy that 
protected public lands are still having an impact; in the large public 
lands bill worked on by many members of Colorado's Congressional 
delegation, Camp Hale is recognized as protected public lands and would 
be designated as the first ever National Historical Landscape.
   It was my honor to meet Sandy before his passing and I will hold 
that memory close to my heart as we press forward on the proposals for 
which he spent so much of his life advocating. My wife Andrea and I are 
holding Sandy's loved ones and all those who knew him in our prayers, 
and hope the nation will join us in mourning the loss of this 
tremendously passionate, brave, and skilled individual.

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