[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6384]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO CLAUDE C. LAVAL III AND FAMILY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Claude 
Laval III and his family for their continual support of the Juvenile 
Diabetes Foundation (JDF). This year, the JDF chapter in Fresno is 
honoring Claude Laval and family as the first recipients of the 
``Living & Giving Award.'' The Laval family played an instrumental part 
in the Pediatric Diabetes Center in Fresno, at Valley Children's 
Hospital. The mission statement of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is 
to ``Find a cure for Diabetes and its complications through the support 
of research.'' Mr. Laval is an active participant in promoting the JDF 
mission statement.
  The Laval family became involved with the Juvenile Diabetes 
Foundation 20 years ago when their daughter was diagnosed with 
Diabetes. Along with their support for JDF, the Laval family supported 
numerous Diabetes camps, making it possible for many children to attend 
the camps. They are also dedicated supporters of the JDF walks to cure 
Diabetes.
  Claude Laval was born and raised in Fresno, he graduated from 
Stanford University in 1957. He is the sole owner and president of the 
Claude Laval Corporation. The Claude Laval Corporation is an 
International manufacturing company of filtration devices and down hole 
cameras. The Corporation is in its 27th year.
  In addition to his Corporation, Claude is deeply committed to our 
community and actively serves on several state and local organizations. 
He has been on the Executive Committee of the Fresno Business Council 
since 1993, Chairman of the Jobs and Economic Development Committee and 
a member of the Fresno Business Council since 1996. Mr. Laval has 
served as Chairman of the Central Valley Business Incubator since 1997. 
His service is not only limited to the Central Valley, he serves as 
Director of International Forest Products in Vancouver, BC, Canada 
since 1994 along with a committee in Washington, DC where he is 
currently active on the Irrigation Association Legislative and 
Regulatory Committee. Claude is Director of GDT Corporation in Phoenix, 
Arizona and the Director of American Ground Water Trust in Concord, New 
Hampshire. These are just a few of the services that Mr. Laval has 
committed himself to.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I pay tribute to Claude 
Laval III and his family, for their service to the Juvenile Diabetes 
Foundation. Mr. Laval is a faithful public servant, who has taken it 
upon himself to be a active participant in numerous causes and 
organizations throughout the United States and Canada. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Laude Laval and his family many more 
years of continued service and success.

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