[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E714-E715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF JOHN D. LEMES

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2023

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and work of an 
extraordinary constituent, John D. Lemes, who died in Los Altos, 
California on May 15, 2023.
  John was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 30, 1936, and he 
attended Punahou School where he excelled in track and football, and 
was key to Punahou winning Hawaii's state football championship in 
1953.
  He attended Colgate University and shortly thereafter moved to 
California. He met and married Karen Lemes and spent a lifetime devoted 
to her. Together they had five children; Lucia Nicholson, Renee 
Seligman, John (Ocean) Lemes, Jennifer Springer, and Frank Lemes, and 
14 beloved grandchildren who brought him great joy.
  John spent 26 years as Chief Internal Auditor for the County of Santa 
Clara. He was also active in his community, serving on the Santa Clara 
Federal Credit Union Board, coaching soccer, and serving his church in 
various positions.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring the life of John Lemes, and in extending our condolences to 
his wife Karen, and his entire family. He was a great and good man, a 
patriot and

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a citizen who served his community. We are a better Nation because of 
him.

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