[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 60 (Monday, May 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF ENTERTAINER AND COMMUNITY LEADER PAT BOONE

 Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the name Pat Boone rings synonymous 
with musical success. Pat has registered 60 songs on the musical charts 
with eighteen reaching the Top Ten and six reaching Number One. His 
recording career has spanned five decades--from the 1950s to the 
1990s--and compilation albums are reaching a new generation of fans in 
the 21st century. Indeed, few entertainers can claim a more sustained 
career of success than Pat Boone.
  Pat's success has even extended beyond music. He starred in fifteen 
films for 20th Century Fox. He hosted two weekly television variety 
shows--the Pat Boone Chevy Showroom and the Pat Boone Show. He has been 
a constant presence on radio both as a musician and as a show host. He 
has also found time to write several books about teenage life and, more 
recently, religion and family.
  Pat donated all proceeds from his first book--Twixt Twelve and 
Twenty--to the Northeastern Institute of Christian Education. This was 
a sign of good things to come. Throughout his career, Pat Boone has 
generously given his support to countless charitable organizations. 
Perhaps most notably, he has served as spokesman, national chairman, 
and host of the Easter Seal Society Telethon for almost two decades.
  Though Pat has attained worldwide fame, he has never forgotten his 
Tennessee roots. This is especially true for his charity work on behalf 
of Bethel Bible Village. For the last 25 years, Pat has been the 
celebrity host of the Bethel Bible Village Spectacular Golf Tournament. 
He has helped raise more than $1.3 billion for Bethel and bring it 
national recognition as a premier facility for the care of troubled and 
at-risk children.
  Pat Boone is one of the most successful entertainers of our time; 
he's also one of the most caring and compassionate community leaders in 
America today. Pat has always put community first--whether it's the 
close-knit community of his family or the broader community of 
charitable organizations. I offer this statement to Pat Boone in 
recognition of a career of success and gratitude for a life of 
giving.

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