[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 169 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2069-E2070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO GENE YODER

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                            HON. TIM ROEMER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 30, 1995

  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to Mr. 
Gene Yoder of Goshen, Indiana. Gene is retiring this year as Chairman 
of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, a 
position he has held since 1993.
  No one has done more to care for older Americans in northern Indiana 
than Gene Yoder. For the past 25 years, Gene has served as President 
and CEO of Greencroft, Inc., a campus of senior housing and long-term 
care services in Goshen.
  Greencroft has provided high quality housing and health care to 
hundreds of senior citizens over the years. In addition to his work at 
Greencroft, Gene has touched the lives of thousands of older Americans 
who reside in more than 5,000 long-term care facilities around the 
country which he has represented as AAHSA's leader.
  Most recently, Gene led an AAHSA delegation which met privately with 
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to share concerns about the future of health care and social programs 
for the elderly. In addition, he served as a delegate to the 1995 White 
House Conference on Aging.
  Gene has also taken an active leadership role on the state level, 
having served as President of the Indiana Association of Homes for the 
Aging in 1986, and as a member of the Elkhart County Council of Aging 
from 1982-83.
  Gene's impressive career in services to the aging is clearly a labor 
of love. He consistently strives to raise awareness about the issues 
facing the elderly. In his 2-year tenure as Chair of AAHSA, he has 
helped lead the fight to reduce the use of physical and chemical 
restraints in long-term care facilities, and has championed the 
establishment of ethics committees in nursing homes.
  Although Gene is stepping down as Chairman of AAHSA, he will continue 
his service to senior citizens through his work at Greencroft and other 
endeavors. It is a great pleasure for me to pay tribute today to this 
truly inspiring American, whose lifetime of service to not-for-profit 
aging services organizations and older Americans is an example for all.

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