[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 9, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO ALBERT ROUTIER VAUGHAN

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 2005

  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Albert Routier Vaughan 
passed away on December 25, 2004, after a distinguished career spanning 
42 years with the U.S. Secret Service and Vanderbilt University and a 
well-earned retirement. He was a resident of Highlands, North Carolina, 
at the time of his death.
  Mr. Vaughan was born Albert Pouletaud in Paris, France, but became 
friends with a detachment of U.S. Marines in World War I. These marines 
were instrumental in getting him to the United States. Ted Vaughan, a 
sergeant in the detachment, gave young Albert instructions on how to 
reach the Vaughan household in Nashville. Ted Vaughan was a law 
enforcement officer. He helped young Albert, who became a Vaughan, with 
his career as a U.S. Secret Service Agent.
  Mr. Vaughan served with distinction in his 32 year career with the 
Secret Service. He received many distinguished awards, including the 
prestigious Albert Gallatin award. He served ably under five presidents 
from Hoover to Kennedy.
  After his retirement from the Secret Service, Mr. Vaughan served for 
10 years as Director of Safety for Vanderbilt University in Nashville. 
His experience in the Secret Service proved invaluable for his position 
at Vanderbilt. He greatly enhanced the safety and security of the 
university and its environs during his tenure.
  Mr. Vaughan was laid to rest on December 29, 2004, in his adopted 
hometown of Nashville. We are grateful that Mr. Vaughan as a young man 
adopted this country as his own and that those U.S. Marines were able 
to secure his passage. We are thankful for his long and distinguished 
service to our country and to Vanderbilt and for his life of service. 
We extend our heart-felt condolences to his family.

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