[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S697-S698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO WAYNE HAUSCHILD

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the passing 
of a dear friend and counselor, Mr. Wayne ``Haus'' Hauschild of 
Brookings, South Dakota.

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  Because of our state's immigrant past, many of my constituents are 
not originally from South Dakota. Wayne Hauschild is a good example. 
Born and raised in Davenport, Iowa, it wasn't until 1954 that, after 
graduating from Saint Ambrose College and serving in the U.S. Navy, he 
settled in Brookings. For his remaining forty-six years, Wayne 
Hauschild served the community of Brookings in many capacities. For a 
remarkable thirty-nine years, he taught high school U.S. history and 
government. In addition to his teaching duties, he coached high school 
basketball, football, golf, tennis, and the Brookings Cubs and American 
Legion baseball teams.
  His government service began as a representative to the South Dakota 
State Legislature where he served five terms from 1971 to 1980. Though 
he retired from teaching in 1993, he remained a faithful servant of the 
public, serving as Brookings mayor from 1993 to 1999, presiding over 
Brookings changed to the city manager form of municipal government.
  Whenever someone mentions Wayne Hauschild, I think of dedication. As 
a State Legislator and as Brookings mayor, he was dedicated to 
improving the lives of his neighbors and his fellow South Dakotans. As 
a teacher of thirty-nine years, he was dedicated to educating young 
people, and ensuring they remember the importance of civic 
participation and the lessons of history when that fundamental right is 
deprived. As a coach, he was dedicated to instilling the values of 
sportsmanship, fairplay, and hardwork. As all these things, he was 
always a father and a husband, dedicated to his family. I will truly 
miss him, because, to me, he was always a dedicated friend.
  Mr. President, this is a sad time where we are forced to bid farewell 
to a man who was a fixture of the Brookings community for the last 
forty-six years. However, this is also a time when we can remember a 
dedicated man who led a truly extraordinary life, no matter the 
measure.

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