[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16726]
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                            GORDON ELDREDGE

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a man who has made a 
substantial investment in the future of my State of Montana. Gordon 
Eldredge is retiring as executive director of the Boys and Girls Club 
of Billings after 25 years.
  I believe it is important for people to know about someone like 
Gordon. Many children already do. They know and trust him as a man who 
understands them, their families, their problems, their hopes and 
dreams. He gives them a safe haven and a sense of belonging. We should 
all take heed of his example.
  Gordon will give credit for his success to his father, his family, 
his board and the families he serves before taking any for himself. His 
background is steeped in the Boys and Girls Club tradition, with his 
father and two brothers serving as executive directors for clubs and 
his own career encompassing 37 years.
  Gordon has established the club's reputation for being one of the 
best-equipped clubs in the Nation. The club, which has about 1,000 
members, has built its soccer program into one of the premier youth 
sports activities in Billings. The inviting new building serves not 
only club members, but any child who cares to participate.
  This is all due to the vision and compassion of one man, the man I am 
so proud to recognize today. To quote from the play, ``The 
Fantasticks,'' ``a man who plants a garden is a very happy man.'' 
Gordon, enjoy your retirement. You have tended your garden well.

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