[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17616]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF SALLY KABISCH

  Mr. REID. Madame President, there are times in history when one 
person can and does make a difference.
  The recent death of Sally Kabisch reminded me of one such person and 
one particular period of time.
  Sally Kabisch dedicated herself to a remarkable career of 
conservation. She worked at various times as a grassroots organizer and 
advocate for conservation efforts in Nevada, California and Alaska.
  One of Sally's great achievements was in Nevada.
  Perhaps more than any other citizen, Sally is responsible for 
Nevada's Forest Service Wilderness bill, which I had the opportunity to 
pass through Congress in 1989.
  From 1986 until President Bush signed the Nevada Wilderness Act on 
December 5, 1909, Sally was an indomitable and ever-optimistic force 
for protecting wild places in Nevada.
  She worked doggedly to build support for wilderness. She organized, 
she advocated, and she traveled.
  As she worked to pass that law, she was patient, positive, 
enthusiastic, stubborn and determined.
  As her friend and another great advocate for Nevada's outdoors, Marge 
Sill, says, ``she was a constant inspiration to all of us.''
  Sally's husband Tom Kizzia and her children Emily and Ethan know what 
the rest of us should remember: One person can make a difference.
  Sally was one person who made a great difference. Nevada and America 
are better and wilder for it, forever.

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