[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 24, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[Congressional Record: May 24, 1994]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

 
                  THE PASSING OF BANCROFT LITTLEFIELD

  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I rise today to note the passing Sunday in 
Providence, RI, of Bancroft Littlefield, a very distinguished attorney 
and public-spirited citizen of my State. Mr. Littlefield was a partner 
in the prominent Providence firm of Edwards and Angell for over 52 
years before retiring in 1989. He was active in the affairs of his alma 
mater, Brown University, and contributed generously of his time and his 
immense talents to a host of important organizations and causes in my 
State.
  I would also note that his son, Nick Littlefield, serves in the 
Senate most ably and fairly as the staff director of the Committee on 
Labor and Human Resources. I extend my sympathy to Nick, his mother and 
all of his family.
  I ask unanimous consent that an account of Mr. Littlefield's death, 
which appeared in this morning's edition of the Providence Journal, be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the article was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

               Bancroft Littlefield, 80; Lawyer, Soldier

       Providence.--Bancroft Littlefield, 80, of Medway Place died 
     Sunday at the Bethany Home. He was the husband of Anne 
     (Davidson) Littlefield.
       Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Ivory and Mary 
     R. (Walley) Littlefield.
       Mr. Littlefield was a lawyer in the firm of Edwards & 
     Angell from 1937 until retiring as a senior partner in 1989. 
     He attended Brown University, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, 
     and graduated in 1934, after a year at the University of 
     Paris. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 
     1937.
       He was a member of the Rhode Island, Massachusetts and 
     American Bar Associations. He was a fellow of the American 
     College of Trust & Estate Counsel. During World War II, he 
     served as a major in Army Intelligence.
       Mr. Littlefield served as a trustee at Brown University 
     from 1966 to 1971, and as a member of the board of fellows 
     from 1971 to 1981. He was a member of Central Congregational 
     Church, and a member of the permanent diaconate for 40 years. 
     He served as a member of the distribution committee of the 
     Rhode Island Foundation from 1965 to 1988. He was affiliated 
     with the Rhode Island Commission for Higher Educational 
     Facilities, the Providence Building Sanitary & Educational 
     Association, the Mary C. Wheeler School, and the Meeting 
     Street School. He was a member of the Providence Art Club, 
     and the Shop Club.
       Besides his wife he leaves a son Bancroft Littlefield Jr. 
     of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Anne B. Littlefield of 
     Princeton, Mass., and Mary R. Littlefield of Waltham, Mass.; 
     a brother, John W. Littlefield of Owings Mills, Md.; two 
     sisters, Miriam P. Brooks of Weston, Mass., Katharine L. Poor 
     of Princeton, and four grandchildren. He was brother of the 
     late Ivory Littlefield Jr.
       A memorial service will be held Friday at noon at Central 
     Congregational Church, Angell Street, Burial will be private.

  Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. A quorum has been questioned. The clerk will 
call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Akaka). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

                          ____________________