[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8666-8667]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       HONORING HOWARD J. MORGENS

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2000

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, today I honor Mr. Howard J. 
Morgens, a retired chief executive officer of the Procter and Gamble 
Co. and also a donor of property that made the construction of the 
Hospice of the Central Coast possible. Mr. Morgens passed away at the 
age of 89.
  Born in St. Louis, Howard was a graudate of Washington University and 
Harvard Business School. Howard then moved to Carmel Valley with his 
wife Anne in 1962. The couple moved permanently to Pebble Beach in 
1990. Beginning in 1933, Howard worked for Procter and Gamble serving 
as chief executive officer from 1957 to 1974. He retired as chairman 
emeritus

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in 1977. In addition to his work in Procter and Gamble, Howard served 
on the boards of directors of several corporations including General 
Motors, Morgan Guaranty Trust Co., and Exxon. Howard was also dedicated 
to various civic, educational and charitable organizations, some of 
which include the American Museum of Natural History and the American 
National Red Cross and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. On the 
Monterey Peninsula, Howard was a trustee of the Community Hospital of 
the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and the Monterey Institute of 
International Studies.
  Howard will be sorely missed by the many people who were privileged 
to know him both personally and professionally. He will be forever 
remembered by dear family and friends. Howard is survived by his wife 
of 64 years, Anne; two sons, Edwin of South Norwalk, Conn., and James 
of Atlanta; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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