[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      JULIAN C. DIXON POST OFFICE

  (Ms. WATSON of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON of California. Mr. Speaker, on December 8, 2000, Julian 
Dixon, a Member of Congress, died of a heart attack at age 66. On that 
day, Congress lost an experienced leader, and California lost a 
tireless advocate. But the loss of Julian Dixon was felt the hardest in 
the 32nd Congressional District of California where Angelenos lost a 
beloved friend and neighbor.
  Yesterday, I introduced a bill to rename a post office in the 32nd 
district as the ``Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office.'' This one 
small effort pales in comparison to the years of devoted service Julian 
provided to his community.
  But as a friend and a school chum of Julian Dixon, I know that my 
neighbors in the 32nd Congressional District would be proud to have 
Julian remembered in this way. What an appropriate way to honor him, 
since he was well known for corresponding with his constituents by 
mail.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire California delegation, as well as any 
other Member, to join me in cosponsoring this piece of legislation.

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