{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1933", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO JAMES COLLINS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E1933", "E1933", "[{\"name\": \"Sam Farr\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "142 Cong. Rec. E1933", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1933]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                        TRIBUTE TO JAMES COLLINS\n\n                                 ______\n\n                             HON. SAM FARR\n\n                             of california\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                        Monday, October 21, 1996\n\n  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sadness\nat the recent passing of my good friend, James Collins. Jim, who was a\nmember of the Salinas City Council, died recently from complications\ncaused by cancer. He was 66.\n  For much of the past 20 years Jim has loyally and faithfully served\nthe people of his hometown of Salinas. He is remembered by myself and\ncolleagues as an active and devoted public servant with a keen sense of\nhumor that often lightened tense debates. His devotion to education and\npublic service was unequaled.\n  Jim was born in Santa Rosa and moved to Salinas, CA, where he lived\nfor 60 years. He attended the public schools in Salinas and graduated\nfrom San Jose State University in 1962. He taught physical education at\nlocal public schools in the Salinas Valley for 23 years.\n  He was first appointed to the Salinas City Council in 1975 and\nremained there until 1983 when he stepped down. He ran again for\nelection in 1989 and remained on the council until his death. Jim\nserved as mayor pro-tem four times and sat on numerous committees and\nboards throughout Monterey County. He was the chairman of the Monterey-\nSalinas Transit Board, and was a member of the Fort Ord Reuse\nAuthority. He was also a member of the California Rodeo Board for 30\nyears.\n  Jim's commitment to the youth of Salinas was unsurpassed. He coached\ndozens of youth teams and spent many years officiating at high school\nfootball and basketball games. He was instrumental in creating the\nBreadbox Recreation Center for youth and he also helped to establish\nthe Police Athletic League.\n  Jim Collins' commitment to the city of Salinas was commendable. He\nwill be remembered by his family and all of the citizens of Salinas for\nhis 15 years of public service to the community. My thoughts and\nprayers remain with his family on his passing. He will be sorely missed\nby all of us.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1933"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.5303090438246727, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}