[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 102 (Friday, June 11, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E623]
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                          MICHAEL R. ALTENBERG

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 11, 2021

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Michael R. 
Altenberg who passed away on May 19, 2021.
  Mike was born in Chicago to Jerome and Goldie Altenberg. In 1951, he 
joined family members and a close friend to start Perlmutter and Sons, 
a prestressed and precast concrete company. In 1952, the company bought 
property at 58th and Pecos in Adams County. Perlmutter and Sons became 
Prestressed Concrete of Colorado before eventually becoming Stanley 
Structures, which spanned the Rocky Mountain West, Texas, Arizona and 
Canada, and employed more than 2,000 people. My dad, Leonard 
Perlmutter, served as CEO of Stanley Structures for many years. It was 
a union business from top to bottom and was instrumental in building 
thousands of structures including airports, resorts, roads and bridges, 
federal and state installations and laboratories, military bases, 
apartments, warehouses, office buildings, shopping centers, and 
hospitals.
  Mike joined the family when he married Roslyn Perlmutter. They had 
four children: Rick (Mary), Jim (Carole), Barb (Steve) and Judy (Bruce) 
and many grandchildren. His wife Roz passed away November 8, 2001.
  Mike then married Libby Bortz and for many years they have lived 
among friends at the Wind Crest Retirement Community. Mike valiantly 
fought through various life-threatening issues over the past decade.
  Mike was a beloved and devoted husband and was a loving father and 
grandfather. He never missed a moment in the lives of his children and 
never missed a moment to celebrate his wife. He was brilliant, honest, 
and kind. I appreciate his lifetime of service to our community.

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