[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16275]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO FRANK ROMERO

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                          HON. JOHN T. SALAZAR

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 27, 2006

  Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
upstanding member of my community. Frank Romero passed away on Monday, 
July 24, 2006. He was 77.
  Frank was a good man whom I knew well. He was a man committed to his 
family, his community and the Lord.
  Frank spent 20 years as the treasurer for Conejos County. In that 
time, he produced some of the best audit reports the county had ever 
seen.
  Frank was a tireless advocate for agriculture in the San Luis Valley. 
A farmer and rancher himself, Frank was connected to the land and knew 
the value of a hard day's work.
  In our community, Frank was a servant in the true sense of the word 
through his work in the Knights of Columbus and other organizations.
  Frank will be remembered as a loving family man, a devoted public 
servant and a genuinely good man. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, dancing, 
welding, traveling, reading, working on his ranch, snowmobiling and all 
outdoor activities with his family.
  My heart goes out to Frank's family including his wife Philomena and 
his many children and grandchildren. I would like to express my 
personal gratitude for Frank's friendship.

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