[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2523-2524]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO WALTER PREDOVICH

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise before 
you to pay tribute to a remarkable man from my district. Walter 
Predovich of Pueblo, Colorado recently passed away at the age of 
eighty-four. He will always be remembered as a devoted family man and 
highly respected attorney throughout the state. I would like to ask my 
colleagues to please join me in remembering his life before this body 
of Congress and this Nation today.
  Walter began his career by answering his nation's call to duty in 
serving his country in the Navy. After an honorable discharge, he 
returned to Colorado to graduate from Colorado

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College and later the University of Denver School of Law. He went on to 
practice law for more than half a century and retired as a senior 
partner in the law firm of Predovich, Ward and Banner. Walter was also 
passionate about the arts, and served on the board of directors of the 
Denver Center for the Performing Arts, where he had been president and 
chief operating officer for almost fifteen years. He is survived by his 
wife and best friend of fifty-seven years, Marjorie, their two sons, 
Walter and David, and two grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to rise before this body of Congress and 
this nation to pay tribute to the wonderful life of Walter Predovich. 
Walter was a beloved man who made a tremendous impact on his community 
through his many years of service in his profession and to the 
performing arts. Walter's love of family and community service is truly 
a model to us all. The Pueblo community and the State of Colorado will 
truly miss Walter, and my thoughts go out to his family during this 
difficult time of bereavement.

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