[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22102]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO PAUL C. FISHER

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 15, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of my good 
friend Paul C. Fisher, who passed away on Friday, October 20, 2006.
  Paul was a genius and a dreamer, an advocate of the scientific 
technique in social sciences and a philosopher. Paul is most well known 
for his invention of the ``space pen'', which was first used by NASA on 
Apollo 7 in 1968. Paul was the recipient of the Governor's 
Distinguished Nevada Business Award in 1989. As a result of his 
marketing and manufacturing efforts, Paul was presented with the 
Governor's Industrial Appreciation Award as Exporter of the Year in 
1996 by Nevada's Governor Bob Miller.
  Paul was also a public servant. He was an outstanding example of a 
civic and community minded person that I had the privilege of knowing 
and interacting with during his many years as a resident of southern 
Nevada. Throughout the years, Paul demonstrated his passion and pride 
for both his community and country. Having twice run for the President 
of the United States, he was a strong advocate of economic and tax 
reforms to better the lives of our Nation's poor. Paul also ran for 
U.S. Congress in Nevada in 1986 and in Illinois in 1954.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor the life of my good friend Paul C. 
Fisher. He dedicated his life to the pursuit of ideas that would help 
improve conditions for mankind. I applaud all his efforts; he was truly 
a distinguished humanitarian and will be profoundly missed.

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