[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DR. TOM PHILLIPS

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I wish to take a couple moments to welcome 
my former pastor from Gillette, WY, to the Senate Chamber. I thank him 
and his wife Carolyn for making the journey to Washington to visit with 
us and some people with whom we have become acquainted through books we 
have read.
  Dr. Phillips came to Gillette in 1983, and he has a doctorate but 
prefers to be called ``pastor.'' It made a significant impression on 
our community. He also taught us the difference between going to church 
and worshiping. That has been a lasting legacy and pulled people 
together, unified them. But, more importantly, he provided an 
individual ministry to me and to the other people in the congregation. 
He has been an instructor and a conscience. He has stretched the 
imaginations and minds of the people in our congregation but most 
especially my mind. Diana and I have had the blessings of this 
wonderful couple as they have been in Gillette; they have inspired us 
from their position and also were friends to us as just normal people, 
which can sometimes be very difficult for ministers.
  Unfortunately, Gillette has lost his services; he is now in northern 
Colorado where he is a minister to ministers. He is with the 
Presbytery. He goes around and shares with people who sometimes have 
difficulty sharing with the members of their congregation. He provides 
a special service there. Throughout all that time, he has been sharing 
books which in turn have challenged me, stretched me, and helped me to 
do the job here.
  So I thank both of them for their contribution to my and Diana's 
life, the life of our family, and also to our education through the 
years.
  I thank ``Pastor'' Phillips.
  I yield the floor.

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