[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E970]
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  HONORING GLENN E. ESTESS AS ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT FOR 2004-
                                  2005

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                          HON. SPENCER BACHUS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 1, 2004

  Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and honor a good friend 
of mine, and an outstanding citizen, the newly named president of the 
Rotary International Club, Mr. Glenn E. Estess Sr. Following is a 
resolution provided by the Rotary Club of Shades Valley, Alabama, of 
which Mr. Estess is a member.

       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr., a native of the state of 
     Mississippi, United States of America, has devoted a 
     significant portion of his adult life to service with Rotary 
     clubs; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. became a Rotarian first in 
     1960 as a member of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Florida; 
     and
       Whereas, upon moving to Wayne, New Jersey, he affiliated 
     with the Rotary Club of that city, becoming as he had been in 
     Florida, a member of the club's board of directors; and
       Whereas, when his business brought him to Birmingham, 
     Alabama in 1970, he promptly affiliated with the Rotary Club 
     of Shades Valley, Alabama; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. held many offices of trust and 
     responsibility as a valuable member of the Rotary Club of 
     Shades Valley, Alabama, including that of president of the 
     club in 1975-1976; and
       Whereas, in the year 1979-1980 Glenn E. Estess Sr. was 
     called upon to serve in the demanding position of district 
     governor of Rotary District 686 (later 6860); and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. was PolioPlus National 
     Coordinator in 1987-1988, giving leadership to a program, 
     conducted in cooperation with various national and 
     international health organizations, designed to eradicate 
     polio and other scourges throughout the world by the year 
     2005 by initially raising more than $240 million; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. was a member of the Rotary 
     International Assembly Committee for six years, served as 
     chairman of the Rotary International Assembly, and became 
     International Assembly moderator in 1999; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. has three times been a member 
     of the influential Rotary International Council on 
     Legislation and has also attended two additional sessions of 
     the Council on Legislation as an official observer; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. served as vice president of 
     Rotary International during 1991-1992; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. was a trustee of The Rotary 
     Foundation during the years 1993-1996; and
       Whereas, in 1996-1997 Glenn E. Estess Sr. and his charming 
     wife, Mary, served as official aides to the Rotary 
     International president and his wife; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. is a Rotary Foundation Major 
     Donor, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a Benefactor of the 
     Foundation; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. is the deserving recipient of 
     The Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and 
     the Foundation's Distinguished Service Award; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. has recently served as a 
     member of Rotary International's vital Audit and Operations 
     Review Committee, Rotary International's only committee with 
     a six-year term as mandated by the 1998 Council on 
     Legislation; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. is the recipient of Rotary 
     International's coveted Service Above Self Award; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. is married to Mary Grantham, 
     and they are the parents of three adult children, all of 
     whom; along with ten additional family members, are Paul 
     Harris Fellows; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. has further demonstrated his 
     unflagging spirit of service to the community by accepting 
     roles of importance with such prominent civic organizations 
     as the Birmingham Baptist Health System, then an eleven-
     hospital system with approximately 10,000 employees, of which 
     he was chairman of the Board of Trustees; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. displayed his civic 
     consciousness while living in Florida by serving as chairman 
     of the YMCA, the American Chemical Society, and the Arthritis 
     Foundation; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. has given service as a member 
     of the Board of Regents of the National Association of 
     Personnel Consultants in the United States; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. has been a director of the 
     Better Business Bureau of Central Alabama and a trustee for 
     the Workman's Compensation Trust of the Business Council of 
     Alabama; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. has been a faithful and 
     involved member of Brookwood Baptist Church of Mountain 
     Brook, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama; and
       Whereas, Glenn E. Estess Sr. will be formally installed as 
     president of Rotary International on May 26, 2004, at the 
     annual convention held in Osaka, Japan, to serve during the 
     year 2004-2005; and
       Whereas, the citizens of the great state of Alabama are 
     extremely honored and proud that Glenn E. Estess Sr. has been 
     chosen to lead Rotary International during its centennial 
     celebration year of 2005: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the one hundred fifty six members of the 
     Rotary Club of Shades Valley, Alabama, individually and 
     collectively, unanimously and enthusiastically congratulate 
     its esteemed fellow member, Glenn E. Estess Sr., upon his 
     election to the prestigious position as president of Rotary 
     International for the year 2004-2005; and be it
       Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be suitably 
     engrossed and framed and presented to Glenn and Mary Estess. 
     Done this 3rd day of May 2004 by members of the Rotary Club 
     of Shades Valley, Alabama, in meeting assembled.

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