[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15615]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING SCOTT PRESTIDGE

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 1, 2001

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to both honor and 
thank Scott Prestidge. I first met Scott when he came to one of my town 
hall meetings. He approached a member of my staff with a resume and 
within a few weeks was working in my district office.
  Scott graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a 
degree in Political Science. He has been a caseworker in my Colorado 
office dealing primarily with the Department of Justice, Department of 
Defense, and the Small Business Administration. He has demonstrated 
exceptional professionalism and knowledge in dealing with business, 
technology and veterans issues. His patience, understanding, and sense 
of humor have made him a great asset to my staff.
  One of Scott's most meaningful accomplishments was helping me to 
obtain World War II medals for a woman whose husband died in the war. 
Her son had never met his father and was overjoyed at finally receiving 
the medals for his father's bravery and courage.
  This is just one of the many examples of the excellent constituent 
services Scott has helped me provide to the people in my district. He 
has been invaluable in communicating with Spanish-speaking constituents 
and is always compassionate and understanding to those in need.
  Scott is moving to Boston, Massachusetts to be with his wife, Abbey, 
while she attends graduate school. I wish them the best of luck in all 
their future endeavors.

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