[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 206 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       REMEMBERING ROBERT CROWELL

 Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, I come forward today to 
recognize the life, career, and service of a fellow Nevadan and friend, 
Mayor Robert Crowell. His leadership and love of the Silver State are 
an example to all of us. As mayor of Carson City, he led the city 
through some difficult times--the great recession and the current 
coronavirus pandemic--and oversaw the redevelopment of the capital 
city's downtown core with his unique mix of dedication, compassion, 
good humor, and vision.
  Mayor Crowell began his life of service as a young Navy sailor 
serving in the Vietnam war. After retiring as a naval captain, he 
earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University 
in 1967 and his doctor of jurisprudence degree from Hastings College of 
the Law in 1973. He was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 1973. He 
was a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and had been 
included in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of government 
relations and energy law for the past 25 years.
  Born in Tonopah and raised in Carson City, Mayor Crowell was always 
active in his community, serving as a board member or leadership role 
with the Carson City School Board, Nevada Association of Counties, 
Nevada League of Cities, Carson Area Chamber of Commerce, Northern 
Nevada Development Authority, Rotary Club of Carson City, and Nevada 
Legal Services. In addition, he was past president of State Bar of 
Nevada and chair of the Nevada Mandatory Continuing Legal Education 
Board. He was appointed by the Governor to the Colorado River 
Commission and twice held the position of chairman, overseeing Nevada's 
allocation of water and power from the Colorado River. Mayor Crowell 
also served as president of the Board of Indigent Defense Services, a 
State agency to oversee the provision of indigent legal services in 
Nevada. He was also a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America and was 
selected to be part of the ``first in the country'' Honor Flight for 
Vietnam Veterans in Nevada.
  Mayor Crowell has numerous recognitions for his countless 
contributions to the quality of life of his fellow Nevadans. He was 
awarded the Participatory Democracy Award from the Nevada Association 
of Counties and the State Bar of Nevada Presidential Award--the highest 
honors awarded by those organizations--as well as being inducted in the 
Nevada Lobbyist Hall of Fame.
  Mayor Crowell had many titles--lawyer, lobbyist, veteran, community 
leader--but it was clear he found great joy in serving the people of 
Carson City as mayor. Among his accomplishments was leading the effort 
to redevelop downtown Carson City, creating an entirely new dynamic 
downtown that supported local businesses and our community. For his 
leadership on this effort, he was recognized by the Nevada Chapter of 
the American Planning Association with the De Boer Award as well as the 
Robert Broadbent Distinguished Services Award from the Nevada Chapter 
of the American Public Works Association.
  What I will remember most about my friend Mayor Crowell are not his 
numerous and distinguished professional achievements but the way he 
conducted himself and how he led. Mayor Crowell was dedicated to his 
fellow residents and the betterment of his community and our great 
State. I can recall the many acts of kindness and friendship that he 
showed me when I became Nevada's attorney general and in the years 
since. And Mayor Crowell brought those same qualities to every person 
he interacted with in both his professional and private life.
  Nevada lost a true treasure when Mayor Crowell passed on September 
12, 2020. His wife Susan and his family shared him with all Nevadans 
during his life, and we share in their grief upon his passing.

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