[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21165]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  HONORING LARRY BLACK UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM BAYFIELD SCHOOL BOARD

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, those who seek to improve the lives of 
others in the community play a very important role. Larry Black is such 
a person and upon his retirement from the Bayfield School Board, I 
would like to acknowledge the priceless contributions that he has made 
to Bayfield and to those that he has touched.
  Larry is a man of compassion and holds an elevated understanding of 
citizenship. Part of this comprehensive understanding is service to his 
country. Larry volunteered for the infantry in Vietnam and because of 
his bravery he earned a bronze star and a campaign medal. During this 
time, he served for two years in the infantry but continued to serve in 
the California Air National Guard for four years. Larry has also 
volunteered much of his free time to the United Way, helping those less 
fortunate.
  According to his wife, Tempe, the most fulfilling work he has done is 
having the opportunity to serve on the Bayfield School Board. Prior to 
serving on the Board, he was an active member of the PTSA and also a 
committee member on the District Advisory Committee and the Student 
Accountability Committee. The past four years Larry has sat on the 
Bayfield School Board and filled this role with enthusiasm and 
charisma. He looked at this opportunity as a chance to give back that 
which others gave him when he was a child. Additionally, Larry is 
active member of the First Baptist Church of Bayfield and is a devoted 
husband and a loving father.
  Mr. Speaker, Larry Black has been an outstanding leader for the 
Bayfield community and has helped to enhance the futures of many 
students through his service. To give of yourself unselfishly, as Larry 
has done, certainly deserves the praise and admiration of us all. I 
wish to offer my congratulations to Larry at this time of celebration 
on his retirement and extend my warmest regards and best wishes in many 
years to come.

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