[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8622]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO LEWIS ENTZ

 Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, today I wish to speak about an 
upstanding citizen of Colorado--Lewis Entz.
  Former State Senator Entz will be receiving an honorary degree from 
Adams State College at their spring commencement on May 5, 2007. This 
honor will be bestowed upon him in recognition of the work he has done 
for the college and, more importantly, the San Luis Valley.
  Lew Entz is the owner and operator of Entz Farms. He is a licensed 
pilot, a husband and father of four, and a Marine Corps veteran of the 
Korean war. Before spending nearly 20 years serving the people of 
region in the Colorado General Assembly, he was an Alamosa County 
commissioner for 14 years.
  I served in the Colorado Legislature with then-Representative Entz 
for 8 years. We worked together on small airports, agriculture, and 
water. During all my time dealing with him, I learned enough to 
heartily agree with the board of trustees of Adams State College in 
their assessment of his value to his community, region, and State.
  Lew's vast knowledge of Colorado's complex water laws was incredibly 
important to his district. Water is the most important aspect of 
existence in the San Luis Valley. Lew, as a farmer, has a full 
appreciation of this. Lew tirelessly worked for years to protect this 
resource for his constituents.
  There is no one who has served the people of the San Luis Valley more 
vigorously or better than Lew Entz. I congratulate him on this honor 
from Adams State College, and want to thank him for his four decades of 
service to the people of the San Luis Valley and the State of 
Colorado.

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