[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5551]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REV. DENNIS E. ELLISEN

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the Reverend 
Dennis E. Ellisen for his wonderful invocation this morning. Reverend 
Ellisen is the Pastor of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Appleton, WI. 
Reverend Ellisen has led the congregation there, which has now swelled 
to more than 1,600 people, for the past 21 years.
  The people of Appleton have been fortunate to have such a 
compassionate and a strong spiritual leader. During his time there, 
Reverend Ellisen has made a profound impact on his community and upon 
his congregation. As a member of the Goodwill Board of Directors, he 
helps direct efforts to help the neediest in our State.
  Perhaps his most significant impact has been in starting the first 
hospice program in the area. As president of the Visiting Nurses 
Association, Reverend Ellisen created the first hospice program for 
Appleton. This courageous and humanitarian effort brings care and 
companionship to the terminally ill. Without Reverend Ellisen's 
guidance and leadership, that corner of my State would be less special 
and a lot of people's lives in Appleton would be less bright.
  I thank the Reverend Ellisen for his prayers and words of 
encouragement today and congratulate him on his years of achievement 
for the people of Wisconsin.
  I thank the Chair.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The able Senator from Montana.

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