[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 92 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1408]
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 TRIBUTE TO HOWARD F. HORNE, JR., PH.D., PRESIDENT GENERAL OF THE SONS 
                       OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 25, 1999

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the newly elected President 
General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 
Howard F. Horne, Jr., Ph.D. I am particularly pleased to recognize Dr. 
Horne because he lives in Delaware and will be leading the SAR into the 
next millennium.
  Dr. Horne was born and raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He later 
moved to Elmira, New York where he developed a fondness and talent for 
distance running. He enrolled at Pennsylvania State University, where 
he completed his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate in Industrial 
Relations. He was also a member of several National Championship Track 
and Cross Country Teams for the University.
  Dr. Horne enlisted in the army in 1942 and became a Commissioned 
Officer. He served in World War II and the Korean Conflict in the 
Counter Intelligence Corps. After completing his degrees at Penn State, 
Dr. Horne worked for the DuPont Company as a human relations manager. 
In 1985 Dr. Horne left DuPont to open his own consulting company, Horne 
Associates. He has previously served as the President of the Chamber of 
Commerce and the United Way in Waynesboro, Virginia. Dr. Horne has now 
retired to devote his full attention to SAR.
  The Delaware chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution 
recognized his leadership beginning in 1987 when he was elected to two 
terms as Treasurer and two terms as President. He also served as the 
Vice President General of the Mid-Atlantic district. At the national 
level, Dr. Horne was elected to serve nine years on the Executive 
Committee of the National Society, as well as holding the offices of 
Registrar General, Treasurer General and Secretary General. He has been 
a member of numerous committees, and personally recruited and sponsored 
over sixty members. Dr. Horne was responsible for drafting the 
Society's membership manual and the chapters' ``how-to'' manual. The 
National Society has honored him with the Minuteman Award, Patriot 
Medal, Liberty Medal, Silver Good Citizenship Medal, War Service Medal, 
Stewart B. McCarty Award, two certificates of Distinguished Service, 
and Fifteen Certificates of Appreciation. He also received the 
Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and the 
Centennial Medal.
  Dr. Horne is married to Nancy Jean Meyer, and has two sons, Chip and 
Gary, both of whom are members of SAR. He has three grandchildren, two 
of whom are members of C.A.R. Dr. Horne has also served as a Deacon and 
an Elder in the Presbyterian church.
  I congratulate the Sons of the American Revolution in their 
outstanding choice of Dr. Howard F. Horne, Jr. as President General. 
They could not have made a better choice to lead them into the new 
millennium.

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