[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S8671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       MRS. GERTRUDE RAMSAY CRAIN

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Gertrude Ramsay Crain. With her passing on July 20, America's 
publishing industry lost one of its most accomplished members. After 4 
decades of dutifully covering the Detroit business community, Mrs. 
Crain's presence will certainly be missed.
  In 1916, G.D. Crain, Jr., Mrs. Crain's late husband, founded Crain 
Communications. Eighty years later, this company employs 900 people 
worldwide. A leader in the area of business reporting, Crain 
Communications publishes 29 business newspapers and magazines. Among 
the most popular of these are Crain's Detroit Business, Automotive 
News, Auto Week, and Detroit Monthly.
  This company is a testament to the American Dream. Crain 
Communications demonstrates that those who work hard and are passionate 
about their product can succeed. Prior to her retirement earlier this 
year, Mrs. Crain held a variety of positions within Crain 
Communications, from secretary to assistant treasurer to chairman.
  During her tenure, Mrs. Crain's commitment to her craft did not go 
unnoticed. In addition to being the first woman inducted into the 
Junior Achievement of Chicago Business Hall of Fame, Mrs. Crain 
received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the 
University of Detroit, and was the 1993 recipient of the Magazine 
Publishers of America Henry Johnson Award, the highest honor given by 
the advertising and communications industry.
  Although Mrs. Crain made Chicago her home, Detroit can consider 
itself a fortunate beneficiary of her life's work. An invaluable asset 
to both communities, the value of Mrs. Gertrude Crain's contributions 
will live on for quite some time. We in Michigan are fortunate, indeed, 
to have had this woman and her family's company in our midst.

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