[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 139 (Friday, October 3, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO HUGH GREGG

 Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, on Wednesday I introduced S. 1692, 
to designate the U.S. Post Office Building at 38 Spring Street in 
Nashua, NH as the ``Hugh Gregg Post Office Building,'' and honor one of 
our State's most beloved and hardest working public servants.
  On September 24, New Hampshire lost one of its great citizens, 
statemen, and historians when Hugh Gregg passed away at the age of 85. 
Hugh Gregg was an alderman and then mayor of his hometown of Nashua, 
leading the city through a time of economic transition by bringing 
prosperity back to the mill yards lining the Merrimack River in Nashua 
after they had gone in silent in the 1940s. He was elected the youngest 
Governor in New Hampshire history at the age of 34, then returned to 
the private sector to pursue successful ventures as a lawyer and 
businessman. It was at this point that Hugh Gregg began to evolve into 
one of the most important figures in New Hampshire history.
  Hugh Gregg's love of New Hampshire and politics inspired his passion 
for preserving, and often-times defending New Hampshire's first-in-the-
nation Presidential primary. He was involved formally and informally 
with many campaigns over the years, and was a virtual encyclopedia of 
knowledge regardingthe history of New Hampshire's unique role in 
electing Presidents of the United States. In 1998 Hugh Gregg, who is 
often referred to as the Godfather of the New Hampshire primary, help 
found the New Hampshire Political Library, which was and is the only 
nonpartisan, nonprofit institution in the State dedicated to politics 
and the primary.
  Hugh Gregg held high the New Hampshire values of honesty, frankness 
and caring throughout a life of political, business, and community 
leadership. I was just one among his countless friends who turned to 
him for his advice and perspective over the years, receiving sound 
counsel often accompanied by a touch of dry wit. My thoughts and 
prayers go out to Hugh Gregg's wife, Cay, his son and our colleague in 
the Senate, Judd Gregg, and the entire Gregg family. My family and I, 
and all of New Hampshire will miss Hugh Gregg very much.
  Mr. President, naming the Post Office in Nashua for Hugh Gregg is an 
appropriate way to remember the life of one of New Hampshire's most 
enduring and endearing personalities. I ask that my colleagues in the 
House and Senate move quickly to pass this legislation in his 
honor.

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