[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE MEMORY OF BRIGADIER GENERAL FELIX SPARKS

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of an 
American hero, retired Army Reserve Brigadier General Felix Sparks, who 
recently passed away at the age of 90. Felix Sparks lived a remarkable 
life.
  A Texas native raised in Arizona, he answered our Nation's call to 
duty in 1940 with his service in the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 
45th Division during the Second World War. He fought in the battle of 
Reipertswiller, the Battle at the Caves of Anzio and also for the 
liberation of 30,000 prisoners in the Dachau concentration camp.
  For his service, he was awarded a Silver Star and two Purple Hearts 
after being severely wounded on the battlefield. He continued his 
service in the National Guard until his retirement as a brigadier 
general in 1977.
  Upon his return from the war, Felix and his wife settled in Colorado. 
Felix went on to become the youngest Supreme Court Justice in 
Colorado's history at 38 years of age. An expert in water law, he also 
served for over two decades as the director of the Colorado Water 
Conservation Board.
  In closing, Felix Sparks was an extraordinary public servant who 
embodied the best of America.

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