[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1977]
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                       TRIBUTE TO KARL BOECKMANN

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                           HON. BRAD SHERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 1999

  Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Karl 
Boeckmann, who will be presented with the prestigious Nelle Reagan 
Award for Distinguished Community Service by the Olive View-UCLA 
Medical Center Foundation for his tireless efforts to better his 
community.
  President Kennedy once said, ``For of those to whom much is given, 
much is required.'' The Nelle Reagan Award was established to honor 
outstanding individuals, those who have exemplified leadership, 
volunteerism, and service. For over twenty years, Karl has generously 
committed his time and resources to many philanthropic causes, such as 
the John Wayne Cancer Institute, Goodwill Industries, and New 
Directions for Youth. He has been honored with the William Shatner 
Partners with Youth Award, the 1996 Humanitarian Award from New 
Directions for Youth, and the Ellis Island Award.
  As a fellow Certified Public Accountant, I know how important 
honesty, accuracy, and integrity are to Karl.
  He exemplifies these characteristics, and reaches out on a daily 
basis to work toward the empowerment, education, and care in the 
development of our children.
  Coupled with his own efforts to better his community, Karl's wife, 
Thyra, shares with him active commitments to ChildHelp, USA, where 
Thyra has served as a Los Angeles board member and executive vice-
president, as well as a member of the Coordinating Council national 
board. Karl credits Thyra as his source of inspiration for his many 
humanitarian efforts.
  Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues, please join me in honoring 
Karl Boeckmann, a citizen who has shown an unwavering commitment to the 
betterment of his community and is deserving of our recognition and 
praise.

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