[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 162 (Thursday, December 9, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING SENATOR TED STEVENS

 Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, the loss of our dear friend, 
Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, last August touched everyone in this 
body and a great many Members of the Senate's extended family here in 
the Capitol complex. Albert Caswell, a member of the Capitol Guide 
Service, has penned a poem in honor and remembrance of this great 
American, patriot, husband, father and public servant. I ask that Mr. 
Caswell's poem be printed in the Record.
  The material follows:

                               A Glacier

     America.
     Our Country Tis of Thee . . .
     Was but built, but by such most patriotic men as he . . .
     Brave hearts of strength, pioneers of courage and liberty . . 
           .
     A trail blazer, as Ted was he . . .
     A Giant . . .
     A Glacier . . .
     A mountain of a man . . .
     A mirror of this great frontier . . . of this great land!
     A magnificent Alaskan, who to greatness he ran . . .
     Ted Stevens, is but an Icon of this great land . . .
     A Founding Father, who helped this 49th State stand . . .
     One of The Greatest Generation, who helped Save The World . . 
           . as was this man . . .
     The longest serving Republican Senator, in history . . .
     `Oh what A Tour `De Force, as upon the Senate floor was he . 
           . .
     Uncle Ted, was but the very height to which a public servant 
           can be!
     Don't get even, Get Stevens . . . to succeed!
     Tough on the outside, but inside such a gentle heart would 
           beat . . .
     Words like, God, Family, Country, Alaska, Military, Courage, 
           leadership, in his heart we see!
     A Glacier died this day, as we cried this day . . .
     Mountains may break apart, and fall to the sea . . .
     But Glaciers like Ted, your memory will never . . . so be 
           lost in history . . .
     And all of those giants you walked with like, Dole, Byrd, 
           Inouye, Simpson and Kennedy . . .
     As your fine life of public service, will upon this floor 
           forever speak!
     Rise up now to Heaven our fine son, Alaska's and America's 
           great friend . . .
     For Angel's with Distinguished Flying Crosses, our Lord so 
           needs them . . .

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