[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1437]
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    TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF COMMISSIONER CHARLES H. 
                            ``CHUCK'' SHOUDY

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                        HON. MICHAEL R. McNULTY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 1997

  Mr. McNULTY. Mr. Speaker, the life and achievements of the Honorable 
Charles H. ``Chuck'' Shoudy, Commissioner of the Albany Department of 
Human Resources, were an inspiration to many. It is with great sadness 
that I inform the House that Chuck Shoudy died in a car accident on 
June 30, 1997. He was 50 years old.
  With Chuck's death, the City of Albany, NY, lost a much loved and 
valued public servant--and I lost a good friend. His life was motivated 
by a tireless and creative commitment to helping economically 
disadvantaged individuals help themselves.
  Chuck Shoudy was named director of the Albany County Neighborhood 
Youth Corps in July 1971--a program he helped to develop. In 1974, he 
was appointed director of the city of Albany's Department of Human 
Resources, holding such positions as deputy commissioner and executive 
deputy commissioner before becoming commissioner of the department in 
July 1990.
  Born in Albany, he knew every nook and cranny of the city but, above 
all, he knew the people--the young and the elderly--and he was devoted 
to them. He reached out to the jobless and sought to help them by 
providing them with education, skills training, and jobs.
  Chuck believed that everyone--given the opportunity--would choose to 
be a productive citizen. Over the years, he enabled tens of thousands 
of men and women to enter the workforce. At the time of his death, he 
was administering and coordinating 10 programs, including On-the-Job 
Training, Albany Service Corps, Services for Dislocated Workers, an 
older worker program--Club 55, Training for Trades, and a youth 
internship program.
  He was a devoted father to his children, Elizabeth and Daniel--and a 
devoted brother to his only sister, Linda C. Martin.
  Chuck Shoudy made a difference, and he will be sorely missed.

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