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“CARL F. EIBERGER II” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E473 on May 4.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
CARL F. EIBERGER II
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HON. ED PERLMUTTER
of colorado
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Carl F. Eiberger II of Golden, Colorado who passed away on March 6, 2021.
Carl was born in 1931 and raised during the Great Depression, growing up in extreme poverty in Denver. He was able to use his education to pull him and his family out of poverty. After graduating as valedictorian from St. Joseph's Catholic School in Denver, he turned down a full-ride scholarship to Princeton. Instead he studied at the University of Notre Dame on a much smaller scholarship, aided by his job working in the school's kitchen as a sanitation worker. Carl ultimately graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry in 1952. He then went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from Notre Dame, again graduating magna cum laude. That same year, the U.S. Department of Justice named him one of 25 outstanding law graduates in the nation. Notre Dame Lawyers Committee News hailed him as ``the driving force in opening the lines of communication of Notre Dame lawyers and aspiring lawyers in Colorado.''
Carl eventually returned to Colorado and married Arvada native, Margurette Dickerson. The couple later had four children together.
Carl was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hike in Golden, especially on top of South Table Mountain. His love of South Table Mountain fueled his ongoing and tireless stewardship of the area, including his decades long pro bono work to preserve the mountain top and hiking trails and prevent commercial development. In his honor, Jefferson County Open Space has named a trail on the northeast side of South Table Mountain as ``Carl's Point''.
Additionally, his children fondly remember waterskiing on Sloan's Lake every weekend, and occasionally piling into the family station wagon to drive thousands of miles on road trips to see museums, memorials, and events that are cornerstones of American liberty and progress. Carl's family road trips included destinations such as the Civil War Memorial, the Liberty Bell, and even a satellite launch at Cape Canaveral.
Specializing in labor and employment, Carl was a practicing lawyer in the Denver area for more than 65 years. Notable clients of his include AT&T, Proctor and Gamble, Old Bell systems, Conoco, AAA and the Denver Post.
Carl was a devoted and loving partner, father, and grandfather. He is survived by three of his children, two grandchildren, and long-time companion Dr. Carol Schneider.
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