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                   NOTES:
    Obituary at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob4525pinckard.txt  and http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2005-02-01/pdf/CREC-2005-02-01-pt1-PgE113-5.pdf

SAD GOODBYE
HON. JIM COSTA
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to
honor the life of William Haskell Pinckard of
Bakersfield, California. Mr. Pinckard was
known to all as, simply, Pinky. He passed
away January 9, 2005 at his home in California.
Pinky dedicated his life to his fellow Kern
County community members. He moved to
California from Oklahoma in 1950, and life for
Kern County residents from that point on was
not the same. Pinky touched many lives
through the numerous organizations in which
he was involved. He was a member of the
Community of Christ Church, Masons,
Shriners, and Eastern Star. A life long member
of the Democratic Party, Pinky received
many awards for his service as an ardent activist.
He represented local #743 Carpenters
Union; for his dedication to advocacy, the
Labor Union also recognized Pinky.
The truth of the matter is Pinky was a civicminded
individual, who took seriously his role
as an American citizen. All too often, we forget
that activism, and outreach, and grassroots efforts
are the foundation upon which we build
our representative government. Pinky never
forgot, and he never let anybody around him
forget. Those who commemorate Pinkys life
will forever be changed by the contributions he
made to society.