[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF JOEL ``JOE'' STEVENSON

  (Mrs. BOEBERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the life of 
Montezuma County commissioner, Joel ``Joe'' Stevenson. He will be 
remembered as a larger-than-life champion of rural Colorado who never 
wavered in his belief that the world needs more cowboys.
  He was a rancher, a caring husband, a loving father, and a friend. 
Joe was a happy warrior, and his passion with a smile will continue to 
inspire me as I serve in Congress and generations to come. Joe devoted 
his life to the agriculture community where he served his neighbors as 
a brand inspector for the Colorado Department of Agriculture for 20 
years.
  Mr. Speaker, Joe's life of service has come to an end but his legacy 
will live on in Montezuma County and the Colorado agriculture 
community; and in his wife, Sheree; and his children, Colette, Chelsi, 
Mary Jo, Jodie, and Sam; and in his 7 grandchildren who affectionately 
called him ``Papa.''
  Mr. Speaker, I take comfort knowing God's wraparound presence is 
surrounding Joe's family today and he has entered into the joy of his 
Lord. America needs more cowboys like my friend, Joe Stevenson, but I 
know that heaven just gained one.

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