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“TRIBUTE TO JOHN ``ANDY'' LOVE'S PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S3527 on April 5, 2001.
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TRIBUTE TO JOHN ``ANDY'' LOVE'S PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL
Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, today I want to recognize and congratulate a special Coloradan, John A. Love, for his promotion to Major General of the Colorado Air National Guard.
Just last week, on March 30, 2001, John Love, who is better known as Andy by his family and friends, earned his second star as a Major General when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved his promotion. His promotion to Major General was Andy's 7th promotion since he first started his military career with the Colorado National Guard as a Second Lieutenant on June 1st, 1968. I send my congratulations to Andy from the floor of the U.S. Senate for this well deserved promotion.
Major General Andy Love's roots run deep and true in Colorado. His distinguished father, John Arthur Love, was elected to serve as the Governor of Colorado three times. Governor Love was first elected Governor in 1962 and served the people of Colorado well. Governor Love also served as the Chairman of the National Governors' Conference from 1969-1970. In 1972, his time as Governor ended when he was appointed by President Nixon to serve as our nation's first Director of the Energy Policy Office, a predecessor of the U.S. Department of Energy.
In addition, Andy's sister, Rebecca Love Kourlis, currently serves the people of Colorado as a Justice on the Colorado Supreme Court. Other members of the Love family have also served Colorado, and continue to serve to this day.
Major General Love's career with the Colorado Air National Guard has gone far beyond the ``one weekend a month, two weeks a year'' commitment we usually think of when we think of this kind of service. For the past 34 years, Andy has dedicated time every week, putting in more than 2,500 flying hours. He did this to keep his skills as a fighter pilot sharp and current. Over the past 34 years he has mastered several generations of fighters, including the F-100, A-7 and F-16. Andy's proficiency and commitment has been underscored twice by his winning the squadron's ``Top Gun'' award, and he won these distinctions on two different fighter jets.
In his newest role, Major General Love serves as an assistant to the commander of the Air Force Space Command and the director of Air National Guard Forces at Peterson Air Force Base. He is responsible for advising the commander on all issues impacting the Air National Guard and provides administrative oversight of assigned personnel. He also is slated with assuring the successful planning, programming and execution of the Guard's missions, including total force and space operations.
While serving our nation, and the state of Colorado, is an important part of Andy's active and busy life's work, it is important to point out that it is just one of numerous other important parts of his life. He also has a civilian job as a Principal of Morrison, Love & Company.
For nearly 10 years, Andy has been married to a charming and successful lady, Virginia Morrison Love. Not only is Virginia his partner in life, she is also one of Andy's key partners in his civilian job. Virginia's 15-plus years of government affairs experience and accumulated expertise enable her as a partner in her role as a Principal at Morrison, Love & Company. Her community service also distinguishes her as one of Colorado's leading ladies.
Like his wife, Major General Love also has dedicated many hours to community service. He serves as the Chairman of the Denver Health and Hospital Foundation, as a member of Colorado's State Board of Agriculture and as a member of the Cherry Hills Planning and Zoning Commission, just to name a few.
In his free time, which I understand is quite limited due to his public service and work and family commitments, Andy enjoys fly fishing and vigorous horseback riding. I understand that each summer, Andy sets off on a week-long pack trip along Colorado's Continental Divide with the Roundup Riders of the Rockies.
Major General Love is an outstanding Coloradan and a patriotic American. He has earned, and deserves, our appreciation and applause.
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