Honoring the life and dedicated service of former Congressman Wayne Owens of Utah.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 18 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 18

Honoring the life and dedicated service of former Congressman Wayne
Owens of Utah.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2003

Mr. Matheson (for himself, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Berman,
Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Davis of
Florida, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of Virginia,
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Houghton) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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RESOLUTION

Honoring the life and dedicated service of former Congressman Wayne
Owens of Utah.

Whereas Wayne Owens was born and raised in Panguitch, Utah, and attended the
University of Utah as both an undergraduate and a law student;
Whereas Owens worked his way through college and law school by washing dishes at
the Bryce Canyon Cafe;
Whereas Owens worked as a lawyer in private practice and as a staff person for 3
United States Senators, Frank Moss of Utah, Robert Kennedy of New York,
and Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, before running for Congress in
1972;
Whereas during his first campaign for Congress, Owens walked the length and
breadth of the entire 2nd Congressional District, which comprised half
of the State of Utah, and brought his own energy to Congress;
Whereas Owens served the State of Utah and the Nation as a member of the House
of Representatives for 8 years;
Whereas Owens sought to establish Utah as a place where environmental and
economic concerns complemented one another;
Whereas Owens supported legislative efforts to secure much-needed water for Utah
through the Central Utah Project;
Whereas while in Congress, Owens reached across the political aisle to work with
members of both parties to hold hearings on the effects of nuclear
radiation exposure, ensuring that radiation exposure victims, also known
as ``downwinders'', were adequately compensated by the Federal
government in 1990;
Whereas Owens served as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, while in
Congress, where he focused his efforts on the Middle East peace process;
Whereas Owens was committed to promoting peace in the Middle East and visited
the region virtually every 3 months during the last 5 years of his
service in Congress;
Whereas Owens founded the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation
in 1993, and continued working towards a lasting peace in the region;
establishing working relationships with leaders from Jordan, Egypt,
Israel, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, among other nations in the region;
Whereas Owens served as Mission President for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in Montreal, Canada, for 3 years;
Whereas Owens was a role model and mentor for a generation of young people in
the State of Utah who later went on to prominent careers in law,
politics, medicine, and public service; and
Whereas on December 18, 2002, Wayne Owens passed away in Tel Aviv, Israel: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) honors the life and dedicated service of former
Congressman Wayne Owens of Utah, and remembers him for his
enthusiasm and determination; and
(2) extends its condolences to his wife, Marlene, and his
children.
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