[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 75 (Tuesday, June 13, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1136]
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                     IN RECOGNITION OF EUGENE SLAY

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                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2006

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Eugene Slay, a 
fine member of the St. Louis Community in my home state of Missouri. 
Mr. Slay is the son of immigrant grandparents, who came from Lebanon to 
settle in the city of Saint Louis. In 1920, Gene's grandfather, John 
Slay, created Slay Industries, a shipping company that has been a great 
addition to the area's proud legacy of transportation commerce. Gene 
Slay gathered the reins of the institution in 1952, and ever since has 
blazed the corporation down a path of success, currently employing more 
than 800 persons and deriving an annual revenue of more than $100 
million.
  Of course, Gene Slay has not only been an effective and outstanding 
leader in business, but in the St. Louis community as well, giving his 
time to help those less fortunate. Gene Slay has always committed 
himself to activities that strive to give every person a chance to 
succeed. Specifically, I would like to recognize his work as an 
exceptional director of the Boys' Club of St. Louis. Mr. Slay has 
served as a member of the institution's Executive Board for 33 years 
and as its president for 14 years. Gene Slay has been a vital asset to 
the Boys' Club, building its endowment to $4.4 million, allowing the 
organization to be a helping hand to more than 5,000 youth.
  With these accomplishments in mind, I am proud to recognize Gene Slay 
as a prominent St. Louisan and I thank him for his efforts in our 
community. It is my great honor to announce that the Boys' Club of St. 
Louis will now be renamed the Gene Slay's Boys' Club of St. Louis, to 
acknowledge all of Mr. Slay's hard work and dedication. I congratulate 
Gene Slay on this honor and praise him for all the young people that he 
has helped and will help in the future.

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