[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8415]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE OF FRANK MONTGOMERY WOODS, JR.

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, today, at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, 
hundreds of friends will join the family members to pay tribute to the 
life of a great entrepreneur, philanthropist, and gentleman, Frank 
Montgomery Woods, Jr.
  I rise on the floor of the House to join them in spirit, to share in 
the grief of Frank Woods' beautiful family, to celebrate his life and 
legacy. With his passing, we have lost not just a good man, but a 
remarkable innovator who leaves an indelible mark on California and San 
Francisco.
  Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he spent his childhood in Birmingham, 
Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee, before heading to Cornell 
University. After that, he served as a second lieutenant in the Army in 
Korea. And from Korea, it was on to Cincinnati, our Speaker's hometown, 
where he joined the advertising and marketing department of Proctor & 
Gamble. After that, he came to San Francisco to start his own 
successful business.
  In 1961, he met Kay Harrigan, of Alabama, in San Francisco. They 
married a year later in Mobile, and then had three beautiful children: 
Dorine, Montgomery, and Alexis.
  During the 1960s and 1970s, Frank was deeply involved in politics. 
Although a Republican, he was tapped to serve with Ronald Reagan's 
``Democrats for Reagan'' gubernatorial campaign. He was tapped again by 
Ronald Reagan, in charge of 11 States at the convention, helping to 
secure delegates. Reagan lost to Nixon at that time, but Frank went on 
to work with Governor Reagan, and my statement for the Record will 
describe how.
  He went later on to cofound Clos du Bois winery in California, which 
was consumer friendly and elegant, a combination that was new. His 
leadership in the wine industry was recognized across the country. Over 
the years, he chaired the Wine Institute, and in the nineties he 
represented the U.S. in negotiations on NAFTA and GATT on the subject 
of wine.
  In San Francisco, he was a leader of the arts, serving on boards of 
the Fine Arts Museum, Young Audiences of San Francisco, and the L.S.B. 
Leakey Foundation.
  Frank's life will be celebrated today for his accomplished legacy as 
an energetic and generous leader. My husband, Paul, and I and our 
entire family offer our deepest sympathy for the loss of our dear 
friend.
  We hope it is a comfort to Kay; their children; their grandchildren; 
his brother, Bill; his sister, Rhoda; and all of Frank's family that so 
many people across the country and across the world share in their 
grief and are praying for them at this sad time.

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