[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S17874]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND DR. RICHARD HALVERSON

  Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I wish to make a couple of remarks 
concerning a very sad event that happened this week, and that was the 
death of our friend, Richard Halverson, the Chaplain of the Senate for 
the last 14 years.
  I first want to express my condolences to Chaplain Halverson's 
family--his wife, Doris, his son, Chris and daughter-in-law Maura, his 
son, Steve and daughter-in-law Paula, and his daughter, Debbie and son-
in-law Fred, and his nine grandchildren.
  Chaplain Halverson was a friend, not only to myself but to all 
Senators as well the Senate staff and the entire Senate family. He 
certainly was a pastor of exceptional repute, a person who has been 
defined by many as ``a man of God,'' as a person who certainly loved 
the Lord and showed that love by his words and by his actions. It was 
evident when he would sit in his chair in the Senate Chamber and greet 
people on a daily basis. This love for people was not reserved for 
Senators only, but it was generously given to people who sweep the 
floors or those who work in the restaurant or the elevator operators. 
Chaplain Halverson was a friend, and he will certainly be missed.
  He is loved by many thousands from his service in the pulpit and for 
his 14 years as Chaplain of the Senate. I really consider it a blessing 
to have known him, to have worked with him, to have shared many good 
times with him. To have been with him with families in prayer. To have 
worked along side him with the National Prayer Breakfast, in which he 
had been instrumental. He has left a very valuable mark on our lives.
  A friend of mine from Oklahoma once commented to me about Dr. 
Halverson. He asked me if I knew him. I asked, ``Why?''
  He said, ``I will tell you, I've had the pleasure of knowing him for 
years,'' and my friend paid him the highest compliment I ever heard 
paid anyone. He said Chaplain Halverson was the most Christ-like man he 
had ever known. I think that was an appropriate definition for a 
wonderful servant of God who also served this body.
  So we extend our sincerest condolences to the Halverson family and we 
want them to know we love Chaplain Halverson and that our thoughts and 
prayers are with them and will continue to be.
  I might mention to the Senate that it is our intention--and I am 
working with Chaplain Ogilvie on this--to have a memorial service for 
Dr. Halverson a week from Tuesday, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Once the 
arrangements have been finalized, I will make a formal announcement to 
my colleagues early next week.
  Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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