[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13431-13432]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE OPENING OF THE LEMAY--AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2012

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize The LeMay--
America's Car Museum, located in Tacoma, Washington for opening its 
doors to the Pacific Northwest this summer. The LeMay Museum is one of 
the largest automobile museums in the world and will attract people of 
all ages with its modern look and unique history.
  The museum, named after Harold LeMay, honors one of the most 
accomplished businessmen from Tacoma, Washington. Harold was born in 
Yakima, Washington in 1919, but grew up in the Pierce County area where 
he pursued his love for motorized vehicles. As a young entrepreneur, he 
became associated with an automobile business in the Lincoln District 
of Tacoma. From there, he built Harold LeMay Enterprises, joined dozens 
of community organizations, and began his impressive automobile 
collection.
  Harold and his wife, Nancy LeMay, owned one of the largest privately-
owned collections of automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, and other 
motorized vehicles in the world. The LeMays formed the Harold E. LeMay 
Museum, a charitable organization that would donate their automobile 
collection to benefit the community Harold adored. In November 2003, 
just a few years after Harold's passing, the museum's board of 
directors approved the proposal to open The LeMay--America's Car Museum 
in the City of Tacoma.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I congratulate The 
LeMay--America's Car Museum. The museum showcases the history behind 
America's admiration for automobiles and Harold's inspiring story.

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