[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16316]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF WINFRED ``WIN'' WYATT ADAMS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING 
                             PUBLIC SERVICE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 2005

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my 
sadness regarding the recent passing of Winfred Wyatt ``Win'' Adams. 
Mr. Adams, a devoted public servant, passed away Saturday, June 25, 
2005, after a brief illness at age 88.
  Born February 1, 1917, in Warren, Arkansas, Mr. Adams served more 
than twenty year of active duty in the U.S. Armed Services. After 
enlisting in the Army in 1939, Mr. Adams was deployed overseas to fight 
in the European Theater of Operations. During his 21 month tour, Mr. 
Adams served in Rome, Arno, Northern and Southern France, Ardennes, 
Rhineland, and Central Europe.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Adams spent his last years of active duty in Air 
Force Intelligence. From 1949 until 1953, Mr. Adams was assigned to the 
U.S. Embassy in Cairo. In July of 1952, when Egypt's King Farouk was 
forced to abdicate by General Abdul Nasser's military coup, Mr. Adams 
was responsible for helping the King safely flee into exile. After 10 
years in the Reserves, Mr. Adams retired from military service as a 
Chief Warrant Officer.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Adams then held several positions under Governor 
Ronald Reagan, including Cabinet Secretary, where he facilitated the 
day-to-day interface of the Governor's office with the various 
departments of state government. In 1970, Mr. Adams was appointed to 
the State Water Resources Control Board where he was designated as the 
Board's Chairman from 1972 until 1976. His nine year tenure was marked 
by the merging of the State Water Rights Board and the State Water 
Quality Control Board. It was also a period when the State Board and 
its subsidiary Regional Water Quality Control Boards accepted 
delegation of expansive new duties under the 1972 federal Clean Water 
Act.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Winfred Adams' dedication to public service for 
nearly four decades makes him an outstanding example of his generation 
and its abiding commitment to our Nation. It is appropriate that we 
honor his life and his contributions today.

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