[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1762-E1763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO MR. WILLIAM LANIER HALSEY, JR. OF HUNTSVILLE, AL

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                   HON. ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 18, 1998

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to enter into the Congressional 
Record a tribute to Mr. William L. Halsey III of Huntsville, AL, for 
his longtime contributions to our community and the betterment of 
society.
  In honor of Mr. Halsey's extraordinary efforts on behalf of 
Huntsville, Madison County, and the State of Alabama, the Arthritis 
Foundation has chosen him to be the co-recipient of this year's James 
Record Humanitarian Award.
  It is a fitting tribute to one who has provided so much time, so much 
labor, and so much inspiration for the success of our region.
  Mr. Halsey represents the third generation of the Halsey family to 
run W.L. Halsey Grocery Company, Inc., where he serves as chairman of 
the 119-year-old company today. He

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served our country during World War II, then he returned to his native 
Huntsville. To our community's great benefit, he devoted his 
considerable talent to the development of business, military, and non-
profit interests of our area.
  He has served on a long and distinguished list of civic and business 
organizations, including service as past president of the Huntsville-
Madison County Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Huntsville 
Rotary Club, and past president of the Huntsville-Madison County 
Industrial Development Association.
  He has received many awards and honors for his work, including an 
honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alabama and the 
Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award.
  Mr. Speaker, speaking as a native Huntsvillian and a military 
veteran, I offer special thanks to Mr. Halsey for his service as 
chairman of the Huntsville Army Advisory Committee in building Redstone 
Arsenal into the world-class institution it is today.
  As the congressman for Alabama's Fifth Congressional District, it is 
an honor for me to have this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Halsey for 
being chosen for this year's Humanitarian Award and commend him for his 
lifetime of dedication to our community-at-large.

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