[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL O'HANLON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor the memory and life of an avid outdoorsman and preservationist. 
Michael O'Hanlon, of Rosita, Colorado, recently lost his life in a 
climbing accident while exploring Mt. Adams, Colorado's highest peak 
under fourteen thousand feet in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. As his 
family mourns their loss, I would like to take this moment to pay 
tribute to Michael's life before this body of Congress and this nation.
  Mike has given a lot to his community, his state, and his nation 
through his preservation efforts. As an experienced climber, Mike 
explored all of Colorado's fourteen-thousand-footers, climbing 70 peaks 
in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range alone. He shared his knowledge 
and his experience with visitors to his Westcliffe bookstore, Hungry 
Gulch Books and Trails, as well as through his own trail guidebook 
dedicated to the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
  Mike and his wife Susan Tichy were active in preservation efforts of 
Colorado's vast land and water resources. They were both board members 
of the San Isabel Foundation and Mike served on the board for the 
Sangre de Cristo Mountain Council, as well as spending ten years on the 
Custer County Search and Rescue's first-response team.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand today to honor the memory of Michael O'Hanlon 
and his efforts toward preserving Colorado's remarkable natural 
resources in a responsible manner. My sincere condolences go out to his 
family and friends. Mike has done a lot for Southern Colorado and will 
be sorely missed.

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