[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E549]
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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF STANLEY J. ``BUD'' GRANT FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT 
     FRIENDS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL GLAUCOMA CAUCUS FOUNDATION, INC.

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pride, admiration 
and sadness as we in the United States House of Representatives pay 
tribute to our dear friend and Buddy, Stanley J.``Bud'' Grant. We join 
with the many family members, friends and colleagues at Saint Mary's 
Roman Catholic Church in Manhasset, New York to celebrate the life of 
Stanley J. ``Bud'' Grant who passed away Saturday morning, March 26, 
2011, after a short illness.
  My wife Alma and I want to extend our most sincere and heartfelt 
sympathy to Richard, Suzanne, Robert, Thomas, Joanne, Steven and the 
entire Grant family as we honor the memory and the legacy of your dear 
beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle and all the 
wonderful times you shared together as a family.
  Stanley J., affectionately known as Bud, was born and raised in 
Brooklyn, New York and served our nation in the Pacific theater during 
World War II with valor in the United States Marine Corps. He graduated 
from St. Francis College and attended Fordham University and the New 
York University School of Public Administration. Bud lived in 
Douglaston for over 40 years with his late wife, Suzanne Gobel 
Stabnick, and raised six children who all attended local schools. Bud 
was very active in the community, particularly with the Saint 
Anastasia's Roman Catholic Church parish where he was long-standing 
member of the Holy Name Society and the Knights of Columbus.
  The New York Congressional Delegation worked very closely with Bud in 
his efforts as a representative of the Medical Society of the State of 
New York and other important medical associations. Bud established a 
special interest in Health Care, Health Administration and Health 
Economics; and also served on the Board of Directors of Wagner College 
and New York Hospital Division of Queens.
  As we entered into a new millennium in the year 2000, Bud Grant 
inspired me to lead a group of my Congressional colleagues, which 
included Ed Towns, Mike Oxley, Mark Foley, and Donna Christensen to 
create and co-found the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus. This 
organization would be dedicated to helping all Americans prevent the 
scourge of glaucoma and other eye diseases. Through Bud's advocacy and 
enthusiasm, we were quickly joined by more than two dozen other Members 
of Congress.
  After the Glaucoma Caucus was established, Bud formed the Friends of 
the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, a federally funded, non-
profit foundation which screens disadvantaged populations for glaucoma 
and other eye diseases across the United States. Under his leadership 
as President, the Foundation provided the first Mobile Eye Screening 
Unit.
  Since that historic day, the Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma 
Caucus Foundation has performed over 300,000 total screenings; has made 
over 40,000 referrals; has identified over 50,000 other eye diseases; 
and has routinely followed up with over 200,000 patients. Through Bud's 
efforts, the foundation's Student Sight Saver Program had partnered 
with many of our elite universities, colleges and Ivy League schools 
throughout the nation. I am so proud of the foundation's work with our 
federally funded health clinics and the screenings that take place at 
our neighborhood health fairs.
  Bud Grant was a true New Yorker who tirelessly fought to bring health 
care to the underserved and stem the tide of all eye diseases in every 
major way. We are a grateful nation for the life of my Buddy, Stanley 
J. ``Bud'' Grant.

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