E522 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 16, 2012 support each other on the defensive end Mitch Barnhart, and Bubba’s strong character, athletic prowess, translated into selflessness in their offensive President Eli Capiluto who, in his first year as and commitment to family and community attack, with a different player leading all scor- president, is now one-for-one in national bas- make it all the more enjoyable to call him ers on any given night. The senior anchor to ketball championships. ‘‘Masters Champion.’’ His nail-biting win after these young ’Cats was Darius Miller, one of In closing I would like to once again join the two playoff holes on Sunday afternoon may be Kentucky’s favorite sons and a high school Mr. Big Blue Nation in congratulating the team, ev- his first in a major tournament, but it will likely from Mason County. During his eryone affiliated with the University and UK not be his last. freshman season, Kentucky failed to make the fans around the world on a terrific season and On behalf of the United States Congress NCAA Tournament for the first time in 18 our eighth national championship. What a ban- and the citizens of Northwest Florida, I con- years. After that disappointment, Miller has ner year it has been! gratulate Bubba for his extraordinary victory. been a mainstay of teams under Coach John f My wife Vicki joins me in offering our best Calipari that have gone undefeated at home wishes to Bubba; his wife, Angie; and their for three seasons, earning two Final Fours, an RECOGNIZING PROFESSIONAL son, Caleb, for their continued success. GOLF ASSOCIATION TOUR PRO- Elite Eight appearance, and a National Cham- f pionship. Over his career, Darius played in FESSIONAL AS more games than any Kentucky player in his- THE WINNER OF THE 2012 MAS- HONORING THE ROCK BRIDGE tory and was one and thirteen rebounds TERS HIGH SCHOOL LADY BRUINS from having a career stats sheet with some BASKETBALL TEAM 1,200 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 100 HON. JEFF MILLER blocks, and 100 steals. OF FLORIDA HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER That Miller was the sixth man on this Ken- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI tucky squad demonstrates the explosive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES athleticism of Big Blue’s younger stars. Lead- Monday, April 16, 2012 ing the way was who, with 186 Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise Monday, April 16, 2012 blocks bested most entire teams in that sta- today to recognize Northwest Florida’s Gerry Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise tistic, cleaned up nearly every individual award Lester ‘‘Bubba’’ Watson, Jr. as the winner of today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- for which he was eligible, including Freshman the 2012 on Sunday, gratulating the Rock Bridge High School Lady of the Year, SEC Player of the Year, Defen- April 8, 2012 at Augusta National Golf Club. Bruins Basketball team for winning the Class sive Player of the Year, and the Naismith and Winning a Masters Tournament, profes- 5 Missouri State Championship on March 10, Wooden National Player of the Year awards. sional golf’s most prestigious event, is the 2012. Though ending the season with a 62% field dream of every tour professional and aspiring The young women and their coaches should goal percentage, he was scoreless in the first amateur. This win—his fourth on the PGA be commended for all their hard work through- half of Championship Game and tour—elevated him to the number four position out their stunning season. In the championship yet was Most Outstanding Player for his de- in the world golf rankings, and to number two game against Blue Springs, the Lady Bruins fensive abilities and capacity to ignite the UK in the FedEx Cup rankings. prevailed 52 to 41, marking the team’s first offense. Davis along with fellow freshman Bubba’s humble, small-town upbringing in title since 2008. The Lady Bruins had come to point guard Marcus Teague started in a record Bagdad, Florida included no formal golf les- win starting with a 14 to 0 lead and then never forty games for UK and were the distributors sons, save one provided by his father at an letting their opponent come closer than five for an extremely quick and highly efficient of- early age. He taught himself to play golf by points. fense that was a perpetual threat in transition. hitting wiffle balls around his house with a cut- I ask that you join me in recognizing the Leading that attack were sophomore and off club his father gave him. Rock Bridge High School Lady Bruins for a job freshman forwards and Mi- Not an inexperienced winner, Bubba won well done. chael Kidd-Gilchrist, dangerous whether the Divot Derby—a longstanding junior golf f around the rim or breaking free for an open tournament in Pensacola, Florida—an as- jump shot, combining for an average 24 points tounding 10 years in a row. He continued golf- IN RECOGNITION OF THE LIFE OF a game. Sophomore was the ing during his years at Milton High School, MIKE WALLACE team’s often unsung hero and clutch shooter, where he also excelled as pitcher on the averaging 37% from the three point line during school’s baseball team. Despite his significant HON. LAURA RICHARDSON his career and killing the momentum behind baseball talents, golf remained his passion. At OF CALIFORNIA several opponents’ would-be comebacks. I Faulkner State Community College, he was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES could go on-and-on celebrating these leaders named First Team Junior College All Amer- Monday, April 16, 2012 and the other players who made this team ican. Later, after transferring to the University championship caliber. ‘‘The Undeniables’’ will of , he led the Bulldogs to an SEC Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, it is with be regarded as one of the greatest all-around Championship title in 2000. He turned profes- deep sadness that I rise today to pay tribute teams in history and that sional when he joined the Nationwide Tour in to Mike Wallace, a man whose determination eighth NCAA Championship banner now 2001, and later joined the PGA tour in 2006. and tenacity shaped investigative reporting as hanging in Rupp Arena will forever stand as Known for his aggressive shot-making abilities we know it today. testament to their place in the hearts of the and his exceptionally long tee shots, he has Mr. Wallace died on April 7, 2012, sur- Big Blue Nation. I wish all of these players the quickly established himself as a favorite rounded by family in New Caanan, Con- best as they continue their careers, whether at among golf spectators. necticut. He was 93. Kentucky or at the professional level. Bubba is not shy about sharing his Christian Mr. Speaker, Mike Wallace was one of the Of course, none of this would have been faith, and he possesses an unwavering com- original correspondents for the news program, possible without the boundless energy and en- mitment to family—most recently dem- 60 Minutes, and his reporting helped to ce- thusiasm of Head Coach , who onstrated when he and his wife, Angie, adopt- ment the show’s reputation for hard-hitting but forged a timeless team out of young freshmen ed a baby boy just two weeks before his win fair journalism. He interviewed world leaders and sophomores. Before Coach Cal’s arrival, at Augusta. In addition to his commitment to and celebrities, never shying away from dif- UK basketball was lost in the woods. In a sin- family, Bubba is actively involved in a number ficult and often confrontational lines of ques- gle season he made the Wildcats into a pe- of philanthropic activities, serving as an hon- tioning. Nevertheless, his impeccable research rennial championship contender once again. orary board member and generous sponsor of and balanced approach made him as re- But more importantly, he has worked selflessly The First Tee of Northwest Florida and making spected as he was feared. to promote the University nationally and inter- significant contributions to the Ronald McDon- The list of persons interviewed by Mike Wal- nationally, even more closely involved the ald House in Pensacola. He has also hosted lace over the past half century reads like a community in the basketball program, and pur- free golf clinics for children, provided scholar- Who’s Who of the leading figures of the twen- sued philanthropic goals both through the Uni- ships for Milton High School golfers, and com- tieth century: reverend and activist Dr. Martin versity as well as with his private charity. This mitted to funding the Divot Derby for the next Luther King, Jr.; famed surrealist painter Sal- winning environment in Lexington is a result of five years, ensuring that children do not need vador Dali; former Palestinian leader and the seamless teamwork and support of the to pay the registration fee to participate in the Nobel Prize Laureate Yasser Arafat; former coaching and training staff, Athletic Director event. Iranian leader Ayotollah Khomeini; civil rights

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But the real work of completing the restora- At a time when such vulnerabilities were often Monday, April 16, 2012 hidden from public view, Mike Wallace shared tion of the Clinton River will continue to be these challenges with American audiences. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- done by groups like the Clinton River Water- His bravery and openness helped to dissolve gratulate the Clinton River Watershed Council shed Council and the many volunteers and the social stigma around depression and as it celebrates 40 years of making a positive sponsors that support their efforts. The Water- made a tremendous impact on the lives of difference to the Clinton River and its water- shed Council’s work underscores the value many Americans. shed. that a healthy Clinton River holds for our citi- Forty years ago, the Clinton River was a zens and communities. I ask all of my col- Mike Wallace was honored with 21 Emmy very different waterway than it is today. Dec- leagues to join me in recognizing the Clinton Awards, five Peabody Awards, and the Robert ades of uncontrolled dumping of industrial River Watershed Council as it begins its fifth F. Kennedy Journalism Award. He was also wastewater and raw sewage had taken a huge decade of work to protect, enhance and cele- inducted into the Television Academy Hall of environmental toll on water quality in the river. brate the Clinton River and its watershed. Fame in 1991. His legacy continues through There were no fish to speak of in the river, the Knight-Wallace Fellowship program at the f and certainly none that you would care to eat. University of Michigan, which gives mid-career RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE AND Far from being an asset to the communities journalists the opportunity to explore new sub- OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF along its banks, the Clinton River was slowly jects of interest. SENIOR AIRMAN ALEXANDER W. dying. Mr. Speaker, as we reflect on the life and That might have been the end of the story BLENCH, UNITED STATES AIR legacy of Mike Wallace, one can be certain except for two key developments in 1972. The FORCE that his memory will be an inspiration for a first was the passage of the Clean Water Act new generation of journalists as well as for which spelled out ambitious programs for HON. JEFF MILLER every American who values such a strong water quality improvement. The second key OF FLORIDA commitment to integrity and truth. development was the formation of the Clinton IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES River Watershed Council. Both of these had a Monday, April 16, 2012 f profound impact on water quality in the Clinton Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise PAUL ALLEN AND THE ALLEN River. today to recognize the outstanding achieve- INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE Passage of the Clean Water Act 40 years ment of Senior Airman Alexander W. Blench, ago was one of the most important environ- who recently received the 2011 Lieutenant mental milestones in our nation’s history. It General Leo Marquez Award as the Air HON. DAVID G. REICHERT marked a fundamental change in how our na- Force’s Outstanding Aircraft Maintenance Air- OF WASHINGTON tion views and manages water in this country. man. After decades of polluting the Great Lakes and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Originally hailing from Escondido, California, their tributaries—including the Clinton River— SrA Blench joined the United States Air Force Monday, April 16, 2012 we finally recognized that healthy rivers and as an F–15 Avionics Technician in 2008. He lakes are vital to the health of our commu- Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in served at RAF Lakenheath, and in nities, and we required that steps be taken to recognition of a philanthropist and forward- Afghanistan before reporting to Eglin Air Force restore them. looking individual who made a remarkable an- Base, Florida, in 2010. A self-described tin- The formation of the Clinton River Water- nouncement a few weeks ago. Paul Allen, the kerer who developed a love of mechanics as shed Council marked another important turn- founder of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, a child working in his father’s machine shop, ing point. It takes time and resources to undo yesterday announced that he is giving $300 SrA Blench now specializes in repairing elec- decades of pollution and neglect, and still tronic warfare and countermeasure systems in million toward the invaluable research at the more time for an ecosystem to heal. Restoring F–15C and F–15E aircraft. He also works on Allen Institute for Brain Science, which he an urban waterway like the Clinton River is es- aircraft wiring, flight controls, environmental started with $100 million of his own money. pecially complicated. I am convinced that the systems, munitions guidance systems and Mr. Speaker, the researchers at The Allen effort to heal the Clinton River has gone much video lines. At only 24 years old, SrA Blench Institute employ an extraordinary team ap- faster because it had advocates to coordinate has already compiled an impressive list of proach to brain research and all strive, every action and focus attention and resources. contributions to our nation’s Air Force. His single day, toward the same goal: mapping Thanks to the work of the Clinton River Water- sharp eye and keen understanding of avionics the human brain with the goal of finding the shed Council and its members and member allowed him to identify and quickly rectify causes and cures of vexing diseases—Alz- units of government, real progress is being countermeasure and flight control failures, heimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia, autism, de- made on water quality, and once again the faulty telemetry data, a radar elevation dis- pression and many more. Clinton River is being used for fishing, canoe- crepancy and crucial systems malfunctions. Perhaps most impressively, Mr. Speaker, ing, and hiking. The Council’s efforts in the His personal efforts led to five modifications of Mr. Allen’s team at the Institute share what is areas of watershed management, stewardship three separate types of aircraft and contrib- learned as it happens. Each month, tens of and education have also had a tangible, posi- uted directly to 1,700 sorties and over 2,600 thousands of scientists from around the world tive impact. flying hours resulting in the success of several access the vast data stores and web-based There was a time when we turned our critical test missions. tools available via the Institute’s brain map backs to our rivers and lakes. Today, we know SrA Blench’s dedication to excellence, how- website to learn and advance their own re- better. As the hard-won progress in the Clin- ever, goes beyond his professional duties. In search. The investment Mr. Allen and the bril- ton River and Lake St. Clair shows, waterfront addition to his significant professional achieve- liant team of researchers make are intriguing development is a real generator of economic ments, SrA Blench also completed a Commu- and hopeful. activity and a one-of-a-kind asset to commu- nity College of the Air Force degree in Avi- I’m proud to say, Mr. Speaker, that Mr. Allen nities. onics Systems Technology. He is also pur- and his team are doing the bulk of their work We need to build on the progress that has suing a Bachelor of Science degree with a in the Pacific Northwest providing hope for the been made in the Clinton River Watershed as 3.95 GPA, he volunteered his off-duty time to future—and opportunities for the present. I sa- well as Lake St. Clair. This absolutely requires clean and paint a local middle school, and he lute Mr. Allen, his team of researchers, and a partnership of effort by Federal, State, and participated in a local Northwest Florida beach our talented and motivated medical profes- local governments, as well as local stake- conservation effort by assisting with planting sionals around this Nation. The dollars and holders and advocacy groups. It also means a 1,400 trees along the shoreline. Not only has time being invested should never be forgotten continued commitment of resources from the SrA Blench proven himself to be a good Air- in this House, nor by humanity. Federal Government, especially when it man, he has also shown himself to be a good

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