[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                              SAD GOODBYE

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 2005

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of William 
Haskell Pinckard of Bakersfield, California. Mr. Pinckard was known to 
all as, simply, ``Pinky.'' He passed away January 9, 2005 at his home 
in California.
  Pinky dedicated his life to his fellow Kern County community members. 
He moved to California from Oklahoma in 1950, and life for Kern County 
residents from that point on was not the same. Pinky touched many lives 
through the numerous organizations in which he was involved. He was a 
member of the Community of Christ Church, Masons, Shriners, and Eastern 
Star. A life long member of the Democratic Party, Pinky received many 
awards for his service as an ardent activist. He represented local #743 
Carpenters Union; for his dedication to advocacy, the Labor Union also 
recognized Pinky.
  The truth of the matter is Pinky was a civic-minded individual, who 
took seriously his role as an American citizen. All too often, we 
forget that activism, and outreach, and grassroots efforts are the 
foundation upon which we build our representative government. Pinky 
never forgot, and he never let anybody around him forget. Those who 
commemorate Pinky's life will forever be changed by the contributions 
he made to society.

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