February 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 21 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        JOHN COLE RETIRES FROM THE TWENTYNINE PALMS CITY COUNCIL

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                             HON. PAUL COOK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 4, 2019

  Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the service and 
commitment of outgoing Twentynine Palms City Council Member John Cole, 
who departed the dais on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
  John was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1945. He attended Loyola 
University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, and 
later attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff where he earned 
a Master of Arts in Education. John spent 41 years serving the Morongo 
Unified School District as a teacher and administrator. He was first 
elected to the Twentynine Palms City Council in 2008 and served the 
city for eight years, from 2008 to 2012 and from 2014 to 2018. In 
addition to his position as council member, John served as the City of 
Twentynine Palms' representative to the Mojave Desert Air Quality 
Management District, the San Bernardino County Flood Control Advisory 
Committee, and as a Delegate for the League of California Cities' 
Environmental Committee. During his time on the council, John was an 
excellent advocate for the City of Twentynine Palms and its citizens.
  I thank Council Member John Cole for his leadership and dedication to 
public service on behalf of Twentynine Palms residents. John's hard-
work, experience, and wealth of knowledge will certainly be missed.

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