[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING TERRY BELCOE

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                            HON. RICK LARSEN

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2016

  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
memory of Terry Belcoe, who passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016, 
after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.
  Mr. Belcoe was born in Mount Vernon, Washington on April 19, 1956, 
and spent most of his life in Bellingham, Washington. After completing 
his Associates degree at Whatcom Community College, he earned his 
Bachelor's degree in Administration and Accounting, and later his 
Master's in Business Administration at Western Washington University.
  Throughout his career, Mr. Belcoe was known for forging partnerships 
to improve the community. He served as the Board Chair of the United 
Way of Whatcom, Skagit County Community Action Agency, United Way of 
Skagit County and the Oversight Committee for Leadership Skagit 
program. His advocacy extended to acting as a guest speaker and mentor 
to students at WWU and volunteering with the Big Brothers Big Sisters 
program of Whatcom County.
  In line with his passion for fighting for children in need of 
nutrition and housing, Mr. Belcoe actively engaged with legislators and 
communities to support low-income families. Recently, he celebrated 15 
years as the President and CEO of North Coast Credit Union in Whatcom 
and Skagit counties and in October of 2016, he was selected as the 
Washington Credit Union Advocate of the Year, but unfortunately he 
passed away less than three weeks before the honor could be presented.
  Mr. Speaker, Terry Belcoe was a dedicated public servant and I would 
like to honor him for his many contributions to our community and our 
state. My thoughts are with his partner Karen, his daughters and his 
sister. Terry will be greatly missed.

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