[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[House]
[Pages 27589-27590]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF RON PRESCOTT

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I regret that the Los Angeles Unified School 
District in California lost one of its most prestigious leaders. Ron 
Prescott died a week ago, and for over 30 years he represented the 
district in Sacramento, California, the capital.
  Ron Prescott, over the years, was voted one of the top lobbyists for 
children. He was charismatic, he was diplomatic, but most of all, he 
was dedicated to the children of our State, and

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particularly the second largest school district.
  Ron Prescott had a way of influencing you to do the right thing. When 
there were several attempts to break up the unified school district, it 
was Ron that saved our district.
  When you needed to know the facts on funding for certain programs, it 
was Ron who was there with the facts.
  He was never the kind to be obnoxious, but the kind that you could 
understand. He was always clear. He was always factual. He was always 
committed.
  We have lost a great educator. We mourn his loss.

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