[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7610-7611]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        HONORING DOROTHY HARBER

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2000

  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize an outstanding 
citizen of the Fourth District of Texas, Dorothy Harber, Dorothy and 
her husband, Lacy, are among the most admired and appreciated--and, 
yes, loved--couple in Texas. Dorothy was recently awarded the 
Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award from the Dallas Safari Club--the 
club's most prestigious honor--for her outstanding success as a big 
game hunter. Begun in 1980, the Safari Club's award is not necessarily 
given every year, and it is given only for outstanding feats in the 
hunting world.
  Dorothy and Lacy have been avid hunters for many years and also are 
strong advocates of hunter education, conservation, and humanitarian 
assistance. Dorothy has established exhibits at several local banks to 
educate children and adults about various wildlife throughout the 
world. During their many travels on safaris, they also have brought 
clothes and books to those in need in those countries. They have 
enriched all of the areas of the world they traveled and hunted in. No 
one can imagine the value of a gift of a jeep, equipment, tents, or one 
of the other numerous articles (coats, gloves, boots, hats, etc.) they 
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into the most remote--and the most poverty-stricken parts of the world. 
They leave them where they have hunted. Imagine leaving a jeep for a 
family in the poverty-stricken part of Russia--a family whose greatest 
income had been pennies per day--and the jeep worth thirty or forty 
thousand dollars. Dorothy and Lacy do not flaunt their generosity--but 
they certainly practice it wherever they are.
  The Dallas Safari Club endorses ethical hunting practices. A fair 
chase and hunting ethics affidavit must be submitted to the club along 
with an official score sheet compiled by an official measurer. Dorothy 
qualified for the award for having collected all of the nine spiral 
horned antelope of Africa, all record book animals, all the African 
major species and many subspecies, the African big five, and for taking 
a ladies' world record for Marco Polo sheep in Kirghizia. She has not 
been squeamish about her accommodations--nor has she shied away from 
bad weather, tough terrain, and/or dangerous spots in danger areas.
  Mr. Speaker, as we adjourn today, let us recognize the achievements 
of Dorothy Harber--and her husband, Lacy--for their contributions to 
the world of big game hunting and for their commitment to fairness and 
hunting ethics. They bring meaning to the word ``international 
neighbor''--and bring lasting admiration and respect wherever they go.

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