[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 15 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E71-E72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF ED WALDHEIM

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                             HON. PAUL COOK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 24, 2020

  Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the incredible 
life of Ed Waldheim, who passed away on December 9, 2019 at the age of 
81. Mr. Waldheim was a lifelong off-road enthusiast who spent decades 
advocating passionately for expanding access to public lands.
  Ed Waldheim was born in San Francisco in 1938. After growing up in 
Argentina, he joined the United States Army when he became an adult and 
later settled in Southern California. In the 1970s California deserts, 
Ed learned to ride motorcycles and developed his passion for recreating 
on public lands. He helped off-roaders band together to advocate for 
continued access to public lands and was an early supporter of the 
California Off Road Vehicle Association (CORVA). Over his career of 
public advocacy, he served as President of CORVA, and saw membership 
triple as he fought to keep areas of the California desert open to off-
roaders. Ed received Golden Helmet Award from the Off-Highway Motor 
Vehicle Division of California's Department of Parks and Recreation, 
CORVA's Off-Roader of the Year award, and the Bureau of Land 
Management's Volunteer of the Year Award. However, Ed was probably best 
known for his work as founder of the nonprofit Friends of Jawbone, 
which promotes better riding in the Jawbone Canyon OHV area.
  Ed Waldheim's dedication to our public lands was unrivaled, and his 
spirit will live on

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in the places he fought for or improved during his career. His work 
touched innumerable lives, and he is a model for all those who recreate 
in California.

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