[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7782]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                         TRIBUTE TO CASEY BROWN

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 27, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
recognize Casey Brown of Ignacio, Colorado. Mr. Brown has been a 
dedicated citizen and leader of the Southwest Colorado community and it 
is my honor to pay tribute to his accomplishments before this body of 
Congress and this nation.

  Casey graduated from New Mexico State University and the University 
of Wyoming with a focus on wool production. After college and a brief 
teaching stint at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, 
California, Casey returned to the Four Corners area to help his father 
run their family ranch in New Mexico. Casey has continued to manage the 
ranch, which now includes a herd of 2,500 sheep and 200 cattle.

  Casey has always been active in agricultural and community 
activities, serving as a member of the San Juan County Fair 
Association, the New Mexico State University experimental station 
advisory board, the Pine River Irrigation District board, and as the 
founder of Citizens for Common Sense Government. Additionally, Casey is 
the past president of the Colorado Wool Growers Association, which 
recognized him as Wool Grower of the Year in 1993. Among other honors, 
Casey was the La Plata County Cattleman of the Year in 1992, DACRA 
Agriculturalist of the Year in 1999, and earned special recognition for 
service by the National Public Lands Council in 1994.

  For his significant contributions in the agricultural community, 
Casey was named the seventh recipient of the Southwestern Colorado 
Livestock Association's Distinguished Service Award, which honors 
members who have gone above and beyond in their contributions to the 
livestock industry. -Mr. Speaker, it is with honor that I commend Mr. 
Casey Brown before this body of Congress and this great nation for his 
dedication to his trade and his community. His contributions have 
greatly benefited the people of the Four Corners region and I am 
honored to have the opportunity to represent such a fine Coloradan. I 
wish Casey the best of luck with all of his future endeavors.

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