[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1163-E1164]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     SALUTE TO DR. RAYMOND M. OLSON

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, June 6, 1995
  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute a selfless 
community leader and educator who has spent his life helping those 
around him find strength and guidance through two principal sources--
education and religion.
  Dr. Raymond M. Olson was born nearly 85 years ago on a farm near 
Eagle Grove, IA. But those of us who make our homes in Ventura County 
are grateful for the fact that he found his way out West and has 
selflessly dedicated himself to improving the lives of the people 
around him.
  In his long, distinguished and varied career, Dr. Olson has served as 
a teacher, a pastor [[Page E1164]] in the Lutheran Church, president of 
the National Lutheran council and president of the California Lutheran 
College in Thousand Oaks. He now holds the title of president emeritus 
of California Lutheran university and continues to maintain his ties to 
the school.
  Dr. Olson's impressive career accomplishments are rivaled only by a 
tireless dedication to his community and extensive record of public 
service.
  He has served on the Ventura County grand jury, the board of 
directors of the Conejo Valley Historical Society, the United Fund of 
Ventura County, various boards of education, the Cultural Center 
Planning Committee and has been a member of the Thousand Oaks Rotary 
Club since 1963.
  In addition to these numerous professional and philanthropic 
commitments, Dr. Olson and his wife of nearly 60 years, Helen, have 
raised two daughter and a son.
  In short, Mr. Speaker, I believe that Dr. Raymond M. Olson has truly 
served his family and his community through a lifetime of service and 
selflessness.
  He was recently selected as the 1995 Patriotic Citizen of the Year by 
the Conejo Valley chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars and 
was presented with the Chapter's Silver Patrick Henry Medallion. This 
recognition was truly appropriate, because one of the basic tenets of 
the organization is that it is better to serve than to be served.
  Dr. Olson has lived his life in strict adherence to this belief and 
has backed up this opinion with an unparalleled record of action and 
dedication to others. I commend him to all in this body and 
congratulate him on his award.


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