[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H1158-H1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       REMEMBERING LENARD CONKLIN

  (Mr. LAWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Lenard 
Conklin, a devoted son of Stony Point who lived a life defined by 
service, tradition, and deep community roots.
  Lenard was a lifelong resident, living in the very home his great-
grandfather built on Gate Hill Road. Lenard was known as the last hay 
baler of Rockland County.
  Lenard proudly served our Nation during the Vietnam war as a Navy 
Seabee, his dream position. In 2024, he was honored on the Hudson 
Valley Honor Flight, Mission 34, in Washington, D.C. His commitment to 
hard work and service continued at home, where he spent 31 years at 
Algonquin Gas before retiring from the Stony Point Sewer Plant.
  Whether sharing stories of his time in service, his love of the 
Catskill Mountains, his passion for trout fishing and hunting, or 
doting on the love of his life, Nora, his presence made a difference in 
the lives of everyone he met.

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  I extend my deepest condolences to his siblings, stepdaughters, 
grandchildren, and the countless friends who knew him. May God bless 
his memory.

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