[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                         HONORING DR. JOE TARON

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                            HON. WES WATKINS

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 3, 1999

  Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Joe Taron, a 
faithful servant of the people of Pottawatomie County, in the Third 
Congressional District of the Great State of Oklahoma. Dr. Joe has 
committed his life to improving the quality of life of the people 
around him, and his accomplishments over the years are considerable.
  For 23 years Dr. Joe's vision, hard work, perseverance and leadership 
have been the inspiration of the effort of build the Wes Watkins 
Reservoir near McLoud, Oklahoma, to provide a permanent new water 
source to the citizens of Pottawatomie County. On Monday, August 9, the 
lake will be officially dedicated, providing not only a valuable new 
source of drinking water to the cities of Shawnee and Tecumseh, but 
also providing the citizens of Pottawatomie County and the people of 
central Oklahoma with a great recreational resource for swimming, 
boating and fishing.
  I am proud to call Dr. Joe my friend. He is a wonderful ``role 
model'' for our children and grandchildren, and our country is a better 
place because of his work to help those around him. Mr. Speaker, I rise 
today to honor Dr. Joe Taron for his outstanding commitment to his 
community, state and country. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Dr. Joe many more years of continued joy and happiness.

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