[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 187 (Friday, December 7, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15026-S15027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO REYNALDO P. GLOVER

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I come to the floor today to pay tribute 
to a champion of African-American advancement, Reynaldo Glover.
  A lawyer by training, Glover had a knack for business. In 1994, he 
became general counsel of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, later 
known as TLC-LC, Inc., a multinational food company started by Glover's 
friend and Harvard Law classmate Reginald Lewis in 1987.
  Glover soon took over the role of executive vice president, and it 
was under his leadership that, in 1996, TLC-LC posted sales of $2.2 
billion. With operations in more than 30 countries, the company became 
widely recognized as the Nation's largest African-American-owned 
business.
  While Reynaldo Glover's accomplishments in the business world are 
unquestionably impressive, he is probably better known for his 
passionate work to provide access to high-quality education to young 
men and women from low-income families.
  Glover grew up in a low-income neighborhood in Gary, IN. After high

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school, he went to Nashville, TN, to attend Fisk University one of the 
Nation's pre-eminent historically black universities. A dedicated 
student, Glover went on to graduate from Harvard Law School in 1968.
  Devoted to furthering the advancement of African Americans and other 
racial minorities, Reynaldo Glover become national director of the Law 
Student Civil Rights Research Council in New York.
  Later, he came to Chicago to practice law. He served as partner at 
several Chicago law firms before joining TLC Beatrice as an attorney 
with the firm DLA Piper.
  While in Chicago, Glover also served as chairman of the City Colleges 
of Chicago's Board of Trustees. Established in 1911, the City Colleges 
of Chicago is a system of seven community colleges that provide 
educational opportunities to Chicago students. During his tenure as 
board chairman, Glover was instrumental in launching a campaign to 
recruit students from the city's low-income housing developments.
  In 2003, he was appointed chairman of the Fisk University Board of 
Trustees. He welcomed the opportunity to serve his alma mater and did 
so with great pride. The success he achieved in academia and corporate 
America helped him to serve as a positive example to the students at 
Fisk.
  Reynaldo Glover's life reflected the words of another distinguished 
Fisk alum, W.E.B. DuBois, who said, ``Education is the whole system of 
human training within and without the schoolhouse walls, which molds 
and develops men.''
  This Sunday, December 9, Reynaldo Glover's friends and family will 
gather at a memorial service in Chicago to remember and honor his 
remarkable life. His tireless efforts to expand educational 
opportunities for low-income students and to encourage African-American 
achievement will be felt for generations to come.
  Those who knew him recall him not only with fondness but with great 
admiration.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, especially his wife 
Pamela and children, Reynaldo, Jr., Brian, Jharett Brantley, Ryan, and 
Shea.

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