[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 12 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)] [Senate] [Pages S124-S125] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO HAVEN J. BARLOWMr. LEE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize and congratulate former Utah State Senate President Haven J. Barlow on his recent 90th birthday. He is a true patriot who spent much of his life serving his State and his country, and I thank him for that service. Haven was born January 4, 1922 in Clearfield, UT to Jesse B. and Issadora Beck Barlow. His mother Issadora was killed in a tragic car/ train accident when he was just 9 months old, causing him to learn his share of responsibility at an early age. After graduating from Davis High School, Haven earned a degree in business administration at Utah State Agricultural College, now Utah State University. He joined the U.S. Navy and attended officer candidate school at Harvard University. He served as a naval supply and disbursement officer in the Pacific and the Atlantic in World War II, receiving the Philippine Liberation Medal. [[Page S125]] Haven and his wife Bonnie Rae Ellison Barlow were married for 58 years before Bonnie Rae passed away at age 79. Haven and Bonnie Rae returned to Davis County after World War II, where they reared their six children in Layton. In 1949, Haven started the Barlow Realty and Insurance Company, and he still checks in daily at the very successful real estate development office. In 1952, Haven was elected to the Utah State Legislature, where he served consecutively for 42 years from 1953 to 1994, longer than any other legislator in Utah history. He served as President of the Utah State Senate for 6 years. While serving as a senator and representative for 42 years in the Utah State Legislature, Haven introduced and sponsored a number of pieces of legislation that formulated the landscape in northern Utah. In the field of education, one of Haven's passions, he supported the establishment of then-Weber State College as a 4-year school, Weber State's transition from college to university, and the securing of funding for the Weber State Davis Campus. Today, Weber State boasts over 24,000 students. Haven also supported the bill that turned Utah State Agricultural College into Utah State University. Haven backed legislation that created the Davis Applied Technology Center, which is now the Davis Applied Technology College. The vocational school trains students in a variety of technologies and skills that can be directly applied to the workplace. Additionally, Haven supported the Ogden-Weber Applied Technology Center, also now a college, which offers similar services to its students. In 1981, Haven was a proponent of the Hill Aerospace Museum, which was founded that year and is now home to over 90 aircraft. The museum hosted its millionth visitor in 1996, and now has nearly 200,000 visitors annually. Even given his many accomplishments, there is perhaps nothing more admirable about Haven than his support for charity. He sponsored legislation that created the Utah Botanical Center, home of a ``giving garden'' which donates all produce to local food banks. He has also donated money and countless hours to the United Way of Salt Lake, and has been known to tell skeptical donors that if they wound up unhappy about their donations, he would pay them back personally. United Way of Salt Lake Regional Director Jim Young has said of Haven, ``[His] irrepressibly positive attitude makes him a joy to be around. He has what a colleague of mine calls `yes, in his heart.' Haven's heart for those around him challenges us to become more involved in our community and make a difference.'' The world is a better place because of Haven Barlow. He is an example for all Americans to follow, and I wish him a very happy 90th birthday. ____________________