[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S1474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO JONATHAN H. WOODWARD
 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor one of 
Connecticut's most devoted civic servants, Mr. Jonathan H. Woodward. 
Mr. Woodward was educated in private schools from the 1st grade. After 
attending St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, Mr. Woodward studied at 
Harvard College. There he excelled both in the classroom and on the 
baseball field. Following his graduation Mr. Woodward joined the Army 
Air Force and served under a wide variety of different posts until the 
end of the war in 1945.
  Following his service in the military, Mr. Woodward went to work at, 
and ultimately purchased, the J.M. Layton Company. Indeed, his business 
sense would propel Mr. Woodward to such positions as director of the 
Merchant's Bank and Trust Company, South Norwalk Savings/Gateway Bank, 
Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, Connecticut Public Expenditure 
Council, and Maritime Center at Norwalk. As stated by his son David, 
Mr. Woodward, ``Believed that in hiring good people and having them 
serve the clientele to the best of their ability both the firm and the 
individuals would prosper.''
  In 1953, Mr. Woodward was elected to Norwalk Hospital's Board of 
Trustees. He would later be elected and serve as the hospital's 
president from 1966 to 1970. His involvement in the development of this 
hospital was capped by his efforts to raise nearly $20 million to 
expand the facility in 1991. Through this astounding effort, the 
Norwalk hospital has been able to greatly increase its service to the 
state of Connecticut.
  Counterbalanced by his strong business prowess, was his undeniable 
desire to serve the public good. ``He was a towering figure in the city 
both psychically and civically . . . he was very proud of his heritage 
and equally interested in the good of all citizens in the city.'' 
Through this desire to serve the populace, Mr. Woodward became the 
director of such charitable institutions as the Norwalk YMCA, Norwalk 
Community-Technical College Foundation, and United Way of Norwalk.
  John Woodward lived a life that should be an example to all of us. He 
loved and provided for his family while at the same time excelling both 
in the workplace and in his service to the environment. He will forever 
be remembered as a man who touched many and helped countless others. 
The state of Connecticut has much to remember him by. We are grateful 
for his good work and for his dedication to the people of our fine 
state.


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