[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 7 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E72]
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          HONORING OLIVER GALE AS A GREAT LIVING CINCINNATIAN

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 5, 2002

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a friend and 
constituent, Oliver Gale, who will be formally honored on February 20 
by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce as a Great Living 
Cincinnatian. The recipients of this prestigious award are selected on 
the basis of special achievement in the world of work, but the criteria 
also includes an awareness of the needs of others; civic service; 
leadership; and distinctive accomplishments.
  Oliver Gale is a 92-year old Cincinnati legend--and Cincinnati is his 
adopted hometown! He has been a major force behind every Cincinnati 
civic improvement project over the past forty years. After graduating 
from Choate in 1937 and Harvard in 1941, Oliver began his career as a 
reporter and writer for the Boston Herald. He spent twenty years at 
Proctor & Gamble, joining the company in 1937 and rising to becoming an 
assistant to the company's legendary president, Neil NcElroy. In 1957, 
Oliver became a special assistant during Mr. McElroy's tenure as U.S. 
Secretary of Defense under President Eisenhower.
  In November, 1960, Oliver turned his attention to assisting 
Cincinnati landmark institutions. He has served as trustee and 
president for the Cincinnati Zoological Society at the time when the 
Cincinnati Zoo became internationally recognized. Oliver led the effort 
to join the Cincinnati Historical Society with the Museum of Natural 
History to establish the Cincinnati Museum Center at historic Union 
Terminal. With the Museum of Natural History, Oliver served as trustee, 
secretary, president and chairman. He served on the Museum Center board 
for twelve years, and he remains an honorary board member.
  His civic associations do not end there. Oliver also dedicated his 
talent to the Cincinnati Ballet Company, the Oral History Foundation 
and the Friends of the Parks.
  All of us in Greater Cincinnati thank Oliver for his service to our 
community, and congratulate him for being named a Great Living 
Cincinnatian.

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