[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23432-23433]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO MANCEL PAGE

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mancel Page, 
a dedicated watchmaker from Grand Junction, Colorado. Mancel is 
retiring at the age of 81 after 40 years in the jewelry business, and I 
want to take this opportunity to recognize his many years of service to 
his community before this body of Congress and this Nation.
  Mancel came by the jewelry business naturally. His mother's uncle was 
a jeweler in Germany, and Mancel began taking apart and repairing 
clocks when he was ten years old. His store, Page Parsons Jewelers, 
located on the main street of downtown Grand Junction, was founded in 
1895 and is one of the oldest businesses in the city. Mancel, grew up 
repairing clocks and loving sports. He played basketball for his school 
in Missouri and during the time he served in the military during World 
War II. Athletics are something outside of work that he still makes 
time to enjoy.
  While in the military Mancel worked at a local jewelry store and then 
went on to college to study gemology before becoming a certified 
gemologist. Mancel and his wife Anna moved to Grand Junction in 1950 
and bought the jewelry store in 1964. Through the decades Mancel has 
enjoyed great success. Mancel is also active in Grand Junction 
community organizations such as the Downtown Development Authority, and 
the downtown merchant's association that have been instrumental in 
revitalizing the downtown area to be more customer friendly.
  Mr. Speaker, Mancel Page has dedicated 40 years to the jewelry 
business and his efforts in the Grand Junction community are highly 
commendable. I am honored to recognize his many years of service before 
this body of Congress and this Nation. Thank you for all your hard 
work, Mancel, and I wish you, your wife Anna, and your daughter Peggy 
all the best in your future endeavors.

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