[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Pages 29064-29065]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNITION OF BING JUDD

 Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, this January, Burnham A. Judd will 
be stepping down from his position as chairman of the Board of 
Selectmen of Pittsburg, NH. Bing, as he is known to all throughout New 
Hampshire's North Country, has served on the board in Pittsburg for 34 
years, since 1969, and I rise in tribute to his outstanding service to 
his community, its residents and the State of New Hampshire throughout 
this time.
  Pittsburg is New Hampshire's largest town in area and its farthest 
north, sharing borders with Canada, Maine, and Vermont. Located well 
north of the notches through New Hampshire's White Mountains, Pittsburg 
contains the majestic Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, headwaters of 
the Connecticut River, and areas of unparalleled scenic and wild 
beauty. It is a community with a rich heritage of residents skilled in 
the ways of the woods and with a passion for life in the outdoors.
  Throughout its rich history, no one has been more true to the 
community, its residents, its landscape, and its lifestyles than Bing 
Judd. An avid and skillful sportsman, knowledgeable in the woods and 
with an uncanny knack of always knowing where the fish are, his vast 
experience includes a varied and accomplished record of service to the 
public: A Pittsburg road agent in the 1960s, a New Hampshire State 
Representative in 1974, 17 years of service

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as a forest ranger for the State of New Hampshire from 1975 to 1992, a 
New Hampshire fish and game commissioner for 10 years, on the Pittsburg 
Police and Fire Departments for many years and service continuing to 
this day as Pittsburg health officer, as a Coos County commissioner 
since 1997 and on the State of New Hampshire's Water Resources Council 
and New Hampshire Wetlands Board. In addition, as chairman of the 
Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Citizens Advisory Committee, Bing has 
been, and continues to be, instrumental in assisting to guide policy 
for preserving and protecting the vital water and woodland resources of 
this important region, especially in the recent successful effort to 
preserve for future generations and traditional uses over 170,000 acres 
of area woodlands.
  In my time of service to New Hampshire as Second District 
Congressman, Governor and U.S. Senator, I have had no higher privilege 
than to count on Bing Judd for his sound judgement, sage advice and 
friendship. I know of no individual more dedicated to his community and 
his region or more able in its governance. The Town of Pittsburg, Coos 
County, and the State of New Hampshire have been fortunate he has been 
willing to share his wisdom and experience on our behalf for so well 
and for so long. While he will continue to serve his town, region, and 
State in many roles, it is important his longevity of quality service 
to his town as selectman be recognized and honored. It is because of 
the outstanding community service performed by citizens like Bing Judd 
that civil needs are met, our communities prosper, and our Nation hands 
to future generations a landscape and a society better off for his 
selfless and committed participation.
  I thank Bing Judd on behalf of his many constituents and neighbors of 
Pittsburg, NH, who he has served and helped throughout the 
years.

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