[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E377]
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                          HONORING BRUNO DAUBE

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                           HON. HENRY J. HYDE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, they say the sinew of our representative 
democracy is its citizens. When a citizen rises above tremendous 
challenges and goes on to live an exemplary life of charity to others, 
our country is strengthened. The Sixth Congressional District of 
Illinois, which I represent, has such a citizen, and his name is Mr. 
Bruno D. Daube.
  Orphaned at the age of 13, Bruno Daube found himself homeless and a 
ward of the State. In those days, the state did not have any facilities 
for homeless juveniles, which is why Mr. Daube was relegated to living 
at a juvenile detention prison for 3 years. Through no fault of his 
own, he was subjected to treatment like any common criminal offender.
  Yet despite this adversity, Mr. Daube managed to summon up the 
courage to become a model citizen for others to emulate. His commitment 
to country during the Korean War prompted him to join the Air Force at 
the young age of 17. During his service, he bettered himself by taking 
classes at the University of Arizona, and following his honorable 
discharge from the Air Force, he used the GI Bill to complete has 
education in business and commercial law.
  Mr. Daube's personal experience with homelessness led him to 
Chicago's Night Ministry organization. Inspired to help others, he took 
courses in counseling and theology at MacCormac College. For years, he 
walked the city streets, helping the homeless find shelter, food and 
jobs.
  In 1998, he was recognized as the longest serving volunteer of the 
Night Ministry, and he continues to work there today. When his health 
no longer permitted him to walk the streets and climb steps, he turned 
his attention to troubled teens from broken families, persons who were 
forgotten in nursing homes and others struggling with the issues of 
alcohol and drug abuse. Recently, he was recognized for giving over 20 
years of service and more than 20,000 hours of caring to the homeless, 
the poor and the forgotten.
  In sum, Mr. Daube deserves national recognition for his significant 
contribution to humanity and his promotion of Christian morals. Despite 
tremendous obstacles and personal hardship, Mr. Daube has personified 
the honorable characteristics of courage, tenacity and perseverance.
  Therefore, I rise today to commend Mr. Daube for his decades of 
selfless service to an untold number of individuals. As he prepares to 
celebrate his 72 birthday on April 12, let it forever be memorialized 
in the Congressional Record that Mr. Bruno D. Daube is indeed an 
extraordinary individual and a heroic citizen of the greatest country 
in the world, the United States of America.

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