[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF PAUL O. REIMER

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 19, 2021

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Paul O. 
Reimer, a California native who was born on July 15, 1927, and died on 
April 25, 2021, at his home in Portola Valley, California, at the age 
of 93.
  Paul was the only child of Ruby and Paul Reimer and was raised in 
Alturas, California. He enlisted in the Army at the age of 17 and was 
assigned to the University of Idaho to learn basic engineering. After 
basic training he was sent to Japan and Korea. After his WWII service, 
Paul earned a Civil Engineering degree at the University of Nevada. It 
was at Reno that he met his wife, Kathryn Ann Brennan, and where he 
developed strong loyalties to his professors and friends, and he was a 
very proud and supportive alum.
  Paul and Kathryn married in 1951 and moved to Palo Alto, California. 
They had three children, Mark, Ted (who died in 2018), and Kristie. Kay 
died in 2005, and Paul is survived by Mark and his wife Ana, daughter 
Kristie, seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and many beloved 
nieces and nephews.
  Paul formed Reimer Associates, Consulting Civil Engineers, in 1976, 
and went far beyond engineering design services. He was joined at the 
firm by his daughter Kristie in 1990, and together they gained national 
recognition for their work with the communities impacted by the Base 
Realignment and Closure Committee. Paul was a member of the Defense 
Environmental Response Task Force and appointment to this nine-member 
Task Force required House and Senate confirmation. He was an active 
member of many professional societies and received many honors for his 
work.
  Paul gave back to his community through his work researching the path 
that Gaspar de Portola took during his 1769 expedition to the San Mateo 
and San Francisco County coasts, and through his long service with the 
Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District and the Peninsula Open Space 
Trust.
  Madam Speaker, Paul Reimer has been described as a poet, a wit, a 
true gentleman, a gifted engineer, a gracious host, a best friend, and 
most importantly, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and 
godfather. He was a great and good man who made his community and his 
country better places for all of us. I ask the entire House of 
Representatives to join me in extending our most sincere condolences to 
his family and in honoring the life of this extraordinary American.

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