[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8985]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      THE HONORABLE GARY McPHERSON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take this moment to recognize 
the career of one of Colorado's leading statesmen, Colorado 
Representative, Gary McPherson. In doing so, I would like to honor this 
individual who, for so many years, has exemplified the notion of public 
service and civic duty. It is clear that Representative McPherson's 
dynamic leadership will be greatly missed and difficult to replace.
  Elected to the State House of Representatives in 1992, he served on 
the Appropriations and Judiciary Committees. He dealt with legislation 
regarding minors and smoking. He has also worked very aggressively on 
education, crime and welfare reform. Gary was also the vice chairman 
and the board member of the Arapahoe County Recreation District.
  Representative McPherson received many honors. He was named CACI 
Legislator of the Year and received the Aurora Public Schools' 
Superintendents' award.
  2000 marked the end of Representative McPherson's tenure in the State 
House of Representatives. His career embodied the citizen-legislator 
ideal and was a model that every official in elected office should seek 
to emulate. The citizens of Colorado owe Representative McPherson a 
debt of gratitude and I wish him well.

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