[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1926]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  HONORING THE RECIPIENT OF THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BILL PETTY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 1, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce has 
named the recipient of the 1999 Lifetime Achievement Award, Bill Petty.
  Bill is a respected business leader who has had a substantial 
positive impact on the overall quality of life in Grand Junction, 
Colorado. He has focused time, energy and resources by serving on 
business organizations such as the Chamber Board, Downtown Development 
Authority Board and most recently the Western Colorado Business 
Development Corporation. Bill has also served on the St. Mary's 
Foundation Board and the St. Mary's Hospital Board since 1996. Bill 
became President of Norwest Banks, Grand Junction in 1992. He has also 
had a commitment to the arts by serving on the Western Colorado Center 
for the Arts Board, the Avalon Board of Directors and the Colorado 
Pubic Radio.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to offer this tribute 
to a valued member of the Grand Junction community and a close personal 
friend, Bill Petty. He is committed to making his community a better 
place to live.

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