[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 124 (Thursday, August 25, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 25, 1994]
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                      THE DEATH OF GLEASON GLOVER

  Mr. DURENBERGER. Mr. President, Minnesota lost one of its outstanding 
and most capable leaders yesterday with the death of Gleason Glover, 
retired president of the Minneapolis Urban League.
  Gleason will be remembered--and sadly missed--for his straightforward 
advocacy for all Minnesotans who shared his dream of a more just and 
caring and humane society.
  During his quarter century of service with the Minneapolis Urban 
League, Gleason Glover was not only a conscience for policymakers and 
community leaders. He was also a constructive advocate for real changes 
and improvements in how the community deals with its own most serious 
and challenging problems.
  One good example is the work the Gleason did to better tailor 
education to meet the diverse needs of Minneapolis public school 
students. He was a founder of the Urban League Street Academy which was 
the first of what are now more than a dozen alternative high schools in 
Minneapolis and St. Paul that are under contract with public school 
districts. The Street Academy has been an important force in meeting 
the needs of African-American young people--drawing them back into an 
educational environment that respects the value and potential of every 
single student.
  Gleason Glover came to Minneapolis in 1967 during a time of deep 
divisions and tension in his new home community. But, Minnesotans 
quickly saw the value of this strategy of both firmness and openness 
approach in dealing with business and government leaders to build a 
safer and more human city.
  As the Governor's chief of staff and later as a corporate public 
affairs officer and U.S. Senator, I viewed Gleason as a conscience for 
the entire community. I never had any doubt where he stood. But, I also 
never doubted the rightness of what he had to say. He was an invaluable 
resource to me and to my staff of all matters of concern to his 
community--from civil rights legislation to education to reform to Head 
Start. I will miss his wise counsel and I will miss his firm hand.
  Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor.

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