[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E473]
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                          CARL F. EIBERGER II

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Carl F. 
Eiberger II of Golden, Colorado who passed away on March 6, 2021.
  Carl was born in 1931 and raised during the Great Depression, growing 
up in extreme poverty in Denver. He was able to use his education to 
pull him and his family out of poverty. After graduating as 
valedictorian from St. Joseph's Catholic School in Denver, he turned 
down a full-ride scholarship to Princeton. Instead he studied at the 
University of Notre Dame on a much smaller scholarship, aided by his 
job working in the school's kitchen as a sanitation worker. Carl 
ultimately graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry in 
1952. He then went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from Notre Dame, 
again graduating magna cum laude. That same year, the U.S. Department 
of Justice named him one of 25 outstanding law graduates in the nation. 
Notre Dame Lawyers Committee News hailed him as ``the driving force in 
opening the lines of communication of Notre Dame lawyers and aspiring 
lawyers in Colorado.''
  Carl eventually returned to Colorado and married Arvada native, 
Margurette Dickerson. The couple later had four children together.
  Carl was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hike in Golden, especially 
on top of South Table Mountain. His love of South Table Mountain fueled 
his ongoing and tireless stewardship of the area, including his decades 
long pro bono work to preserve the mountain top and hiking trails and 
prevent commercial development. In his honor, Jefferson County Open 
Space has named a trail on the northeast side of South Table Mountain 
as ``Carl's Point''.
  Additionally, his children fondly remember waterskiing on Sloan's 
Lake every weekend, and occasionally piling into the family station 
wagon to drive thousands of miles on road trips to see museums, 
memorials, and events that are cornerstones of American liberty and 
progress. Carl's family road trips included destinations such as the 
Civil War Memorial, the Liberty Bell, and even a satellite launch at 
Cape Canaveral.
  Specializing in labor and employment, Carl was a practicing lawyer in 
the Denver area for more than 65 years. Notable clients of his include 
AT&T, Proctor and Gamble, Old Bell systems, Conoco, AAA and the Denver 
Post.
  Carl was a devoted and loving partner, father, and grandfather. He is 
survived by three of his children, two grandchildren, and long-time 
companion Dr. Carol Schneider.

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