[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING DAN ECKSTROM FOR HIS PUBLIC SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO PIMA 
                                 COUNTY

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 16, 2003

  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to pay tribute to a 
man who has dedicated himself to public service and serves as a shining 
role model in our community. I speak none other than of Mr. Dan 
Eckstrom who recently retired from serving on the Pima County Board of 
Supervisors in Arizona.
  Dan is a native of South Tucson and a 1965 graduate of Pueblo High 
School. In 1969, he graduated from the University of Arizona, where he 
earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government. In addition to his duties as 
County Supervisor, he has more than 30 years of progressive business 
management experience. Currently, he is the principal owner of a 
management consulting firm that provides marketing and management 
services to a variety of businesses. He formerly served for more than 
eight years as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative 
Officer with Ruiz Engineering Corporation/Maya Construction Company, 
where he was responsible for managing and directing business activities 
relating to corporate planning, finance and business development.
  Dan has worked on more than 50 local, state, and national campaigns, 
both on a partisan and non-partisan basis. His first measurable 
involvement in a campaign was at the age of 13 when he successfully 
assisted a group of neighbors who were running for the South Tucson 
Town Council by preparing a campaign slogan and printed literature. In 
1991, he was very instrumental in organizing the successful Pima County 
campaign which helped to elect Ed Pastor as the first Hispanic in the 
state to serve in Congress. In 1994, he served a key role in the 
campaign of Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Eddie Basha. He has also 
provided valuable leadership and guidance to area non-partisan voter 
awareness and educational projects sponsored by the Southwest Voter 
Registration Education Project and the Labor Council of Latin American 
Advancement (LCLAA), of which he is an associate member. He is 
currently a member of the National Association of the Latino Elected 
and Appointed Officials (NALEO).
  Dan has earned numerous award and honors for his community service. 
In March 1996, he received the League of United Latin American Citizens 
(LULAC) National Presidential Citation and Community Service Award. In 
1993, we were both presented with the prestigious Montemayor-Barraza 
Award which is the highest national honor given by the Labor Council 
for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA). In 1992, Dan was inducted into 
the Arizona Democratic Party Hall of Fame. In 1991, he received the 
Distinguished Citizen Award by the University of Arizona Alumni 
Association. In 1988, his service to the City of South Tucson was best 
acknowledged when the Mayor and City Council named the newly 
constructed municipal complex in his honor.
  Dan has been married for more than 30 years to Mary Alice Rosales. 
They reside in South Tucson with their two children, Jennifer, age 26, 
and Daniel, age 22. The Eckstrom family is very active in the 
community. His wife served four terms as President of the League of 
Mexican American Women. His daughter, at the age of 18 was elected to 
the South Tucson City Council and has the distinction of being one of 
the youngest elected officials in the state. His son serves as a 
Neighborhood Reinvestment Coordinator for the City of South Tucson and 
was a participant in the National LULAC Youth Legislative Conference in 
Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me today in 
honoring Dan Eckstrom for all his hard work and dedication to the 
people of Pima County.

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