[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: July 13, 1994]
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   GLENS FALLS, WARREN COUNTY MOURN LOSS OF COMMUNITY PILLAR NATHAN 
                                PROLLER

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, one of the business, political, and civic 
giants of my hometown of Glens Falls, NY, has passed away, and he will 
be sorely missed.
  Nathan Proller was a former New York State senator and chairman of 
the Warren County Board of Supervisors. He was a legend in his own 
time, and I always looked up to him as a political mentor.
  Born in 1901, Mr. Proller owned and operated his own insurance firm, 
Proller Agency, Inc., for 40 years in Glens Falls. Besides his stint as 
State senator and county supervisor, he also served as supervisor of 
the town of Lake Luzerne and with the State Lottery Commission.
  He played a major role in the development of I-87, the Northway 
connecting New York City and Montreal, and was one of those responsible 
for routing this great highway through Glens Falls.
  Mr. Proller was a member of Temple Beth El in Glens Falls and the 
Glens Falls Country Club, and also was active in the Benevolent and 
Protective Order of Elks Lodge 81. He was a 50-year member of the 
American Legion.
  But above all, Mr. Speaker, Nathan Proller was a man of unblemished 
integrity and sterling character. Glens Falls and Warren County have 
lost a great man, and I have lost a friend.
  I ask all Members to join me in a posthumous tribute to Nathan 
Proller, one of the finest servants I have ever known.

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