[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 92 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S5152]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      TRIBUTE TO STANLEY ISRAELITE

 Mr. DODD. Mr. President, in 1995, U.S. News and World Report 
named Stanley Israelite one of the ``Twelve Indispensible Americans.''
  But I didn't need U.S. News and World Report to tell me just how 
indispensible Stanley is. He worked with me for 25 years, beginning the 
very first day I was sworn in as a Member of the House of 
Representatives. This weekend, he celebrated his 85th birthday, and I 
join in that celebration.
  One day, very early in my service, I was out to dinner with Stanley--
which was a very important part of any decision I made. He listened to 
me talk for a while about some issues we were working on, but when I 
asked him for his advice, he simply said, ``I am going to tell you one 
thing about this job. Never forget the people.''
  Stanley never has. In my office, he was the person who could be 
counted on to stand up for any constituent, no matter how big or small 
their need. And in his spare time, he became a fixture of his community 
and a champion for small businesses. When he retired, he took exactly 1 
day off and then returned to work for the Norwich Community Development 
Corporation.
  When he won an award from the Norwich Rotary last year, Stanley, in 
his typical modest fashion, said, ``I hope I deserve this. If you said 
I do, I'll accept it. I won't give it back.'' Well, that was the first 
time Stanley Israelite ever passed up an opportunity to give something 
back to this community.
  Mr. President, Stanley Israelite is a national treasure, a favorite 
son of Connecticut, one of my closest advisers, and one of my dearest 
friends. I wish him all the best on his 85th birthday and in all the 
days ahead.

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