6188 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 156, Pt. 5 April 22, 2010 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DR. transferring the Presidio of San Francisco in ment for the team, which has had phenomenal EDGAR WAYBURN 1994 from a military post to an urban national success for the past several years under the park. He helped craft a model for the nation in leadership of Coach Monez. I am confident HON. NANCY PELOSI a place which respected the stewardship and that their success will continue. OF CALIFORNIA traditions of the military Presidio’s tradition as Again, I congratulate the entire TCU Wom- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a military base, while enhancing the opportuni- en’s Rifle Team on their National Champion- ties for volunteerism and environmental edu- ship win. They have made their entire school Thursday, April 22, 2010 cation for youth. and all of Fort Worth proud. Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay Dr. Wayburn received many awards to f final tribute to a great champion of the envi- honor his accomplishments: the Albert IN HONOR OF THE MONTEREY BAY ronment, Dr. Edgar Wayburn. At age 103, Dr. Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism from BLUES FESTIVAL Wayburn passed away on March 5th sur- Johns Hopkins University, the Starker Leopold rounded by his beloved family. His accom- Award by the Nature Conservancy, the John plishments on behalf of our planet are unsur- Muir Award by the Sierra Club, and in 1999 HON. SAM FARR passed. Dr. Wayburn’s life work was recognized with OF CALIFORNIA Joining me in tribute today is Congressman the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the high- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GEORGE MILLER. est civilian honor that our country can bestow. Thursday, April 22, 2010 Working for five decades as a physician, Dr. As President Clinton said at the time, Dr. Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Wayburn understood that the human condition Wayburn ‘‘saved more of our wilderness than honor the Monterey Bay Blues Festival on the is inextricably linked to the environment. When any other person alive.’’ occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary. For a Dr. Wayburn first arrived in the San Francisco Dr. Wayburn, the honorary president-for-life quarter of a century, the Festival has been Bay Area in 1933, he was stunned by the un- of the Sierra Club, was the stealth force be- dedicated to the stewardship and celebration interrupted expanse of green beginning in San hind so many environmental movements to of this uniquely American musical legacy here Francisco and crossing the Bay to Marin. He save the world’s wild lands, forests and waters on the Monterey Peninsula. made a lifelong commitment to ensuring that it for the benefit of future generations. The mag- Six years ago the Festival started its Blues remained protected. nificent landscapes that he preserved for fu- in the Schools (BITS) program, which has He had the same experience when he first ture generations will stand as a lasting monu- spread to five school districts in Monterey visited Alaska fifty years ago with his wife ment to him. County and keeps on growing. As part of the Peggy. They were captivated by the unique Above all, Dr. Wayburn was devoted to his regular music program, BITS introduces the beauty of the Alaskan landscape. The national family: his beloved late wife Peggy who was blues to young people who hope to find their campaign that flowed from that first visit re- his partner in preserving the environment, his own expressions in music. Scholarships and sulted in the Alaska Lands Act: the largest children Diane, Laurie, Cynthia and William grants help to keep students focused on and public lands legislation in the history of the and three grandchildren. We celebrate his life developing passion for their art. BITS clini- U.S. Congress. Today, more than a million and we honor his memory. cians support choirs, guitar classes, combos, acres remain wild largely because of Dr. f and school bands. Wayburn’s first trip to what he called ‘‘the last In the words of my friend and former staff frontier.’’ TCU WOMEN’S RIFLE TEAM member, Doris M. Jones, chair of the anniver- Dr. Wayburn simultaneously fought to pre- sary committee: ‘‘. the (festival) began with serve and expand one of America’s pristine HON. KAY GRANGER a few local men and women who had a desire ancient forests, Redwood National Park in OF TEXAS to preserve the rich heritage of blues music, Northern California. Today, these giant red- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as well as continue to perpetuate the heartfelt woods have a permanent home and are listed sounds created out of times of sorrow, pain, Thursday, April 22, 2010 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Bio- jubilation and joy. ‘The Blues’ have a way sphere Preserve. Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise of touching that place in each of us that brings In San Francisco he orchestrated the cre- today to offer my congratulations to the TCU out a deep emotion and understanding that, ation of Golden Gate National Recreation Area Women’s Rifle Team. Last month the team regardless of how difficult the times, things will (GGNRA), an almost continuous greenbelt won the 2010 NCAA National Championship. get better. Whether it is our economy, our stretching down the Pacific Coast from Point This is the first National Championship win health, our relationships, times of love or times Reyes Seashore to the Peninsula. In the since 1983 for TCU, so this is a huge victory of war, the expression of the blues reminds us 1960s, the idea of an urban national park was for both the team and the school. that we are more alike than we are different.’’ an alien concept to Congress and the National In addition to the accomplishment of the en- The mission of the Monterey Bay Blues Park Service. Thanks to the tireless labors of tire TCU Women’s Rifle Team, several of the Festival is to give back to the community and Congressman Philip Burton and Dr. Wayburn, ladies on the team received individual distinc- spread this distinctively American art form along with the support of the local community tions. Freshman Sarah Scherer won the indi- through the Festival and by supporting youth and local environmentalists, GGNRA is today vidual National Championship in the smallbore and the arts. In this way, they expand the ap- the most visited national park and one of our rifle portion of the competition. Senior Erin preciation of their evolving artistic legacy and nation’s great natural treasures. Within its Lorenzen was honored as the Most Out- inspire a passion for music, especially the boundaries are redwood forests, beaches, dra- standing Athlete of the championship. These Blues. matic headlands, marshes, abundant wildlife, two TCU ladies were also honored as All- Madam Speaker, I want to hold up the Fes- historic forts, islands in the Bay, and a world- American athletes. Sarah Beard, Caitlin tival as a cultural institution, an expression of famous prison—and all of this incredible diver- Morrissey, and Simone Riford received All- what makes our nation a worldwide leader in sity lies within easy reach of one of the largest American athlete honors as well. the music that is unique to our land. May their metropolitan populations in the United States. It is evident that the TCU Women’s Rifle continued success inspire many more genera- It is a living testament to the tenacity of Dr. Team is a very skilled and accomplished tions to celebrate our nation’s musical heritage Edgar Wayburn. group. Head coach Karen Monez has done an and participate in its future. Many of us were fortunate to work with Dr. excellent job of leading the team. This Na- On behalf of the whole House, I am hon- Wayburn on the monumental achievement of tional Championship is the height of achieve- ored to extend to the Monterey Bay Blues ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. VerDate Mar 15 2010 13:37 May 31, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR10\E22AP0.000 E22AP0 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD.