[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 196 (Monday, December 11, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18312]
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                          RICHARD C. HALVERSON

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, one of the first people I met when I 
came to the Senate, and one on whose kind interest I came to rely, was 
Richard Halverson, the man who served as Chaplain of the Senate from 
1981 until early this year.
  Many of my colleagues have commented on his service to the Senate, 
and to all of us who work here. He considered what he called the Senate 
family--from the most senior cook to the least junior Senator--his 
flock. His approachable manner and generous ways endeared him to us 
all. ``I try never to be in a hurry,'' he said in an interview with the 
Hill last year. Everyone responded to this gentle, important courtesy 
in a place where schedules are demanding and often implacable.
  Kipling wrote of those who ``can talk with kings and keep the common 
touch.'' Dr. Halverson, in the course of his ministry here, 
demonstrated that he was capable of this skill, and each of us 
appreciated that when he talked with us, as well as with kings, we were 
elevated by his special attention.
  He will be in our thoughts and prayers for years to come.

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