[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22783]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          HONORING WAYNE BEMIS

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to Wayne Bemis on the occasion of his retirement as Forestry Instructor 
at Reedley College.
  Mr. Bemis was born in New Hampshire. At the age of eight, he and his 
family moved to San Diego, California. In 1953, he graduated from 
Grossmont High School. After completing a two-year forestry program at 
Lassen Junior College, he enrolled at California State University, San 
Diego. He interrupted his college education for two years when he 
joined the Army, where he served at Fort Bliss, Texas. After proudly 
serving his country in the U.S. Army, Bemis continued his college 
education and graduated in 1963. He then enrolled at California State 
University, Humboldt, where he earned a Masters Degree in Forest 
Management.
  After completing his formal education, Mr. Bemis served the U.S. 
Forest Service for 12 years as a firefighter, professional forester, 
and silviculturalist. His 12 years with the U.S. Forest Service 
provided Wayne with a variety of valuable on-the-ground experiences 
that he went on to share with students at Reedley College. During his 
teaching career at Reedley College, he developed an outdoor laboratory 
at Sequoia Lake, where thousands of forestry students have received 
their first practical experience in the woods. The program he developed 
uses Reedley College Forestry students to manage the forest resource 
for the YMCA.
  Wayne and his wife, Pat, have one son, Scott.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to pay tribute to Wayne Bemis for his 
dedicated public service and distinguished teaching career over the 
past 38 years. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing Wayne Bemis a 
pleasant retirement and many more years of continued happiness.

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