[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 47 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E615]
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               ON THE PASSING OF STANLEY J. ``BUD'' GRANT

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                       HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN

                         of the virgin islands

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 4, 2011

  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember and commemorate the 
life of Stanley, J. ``Bud'' Grant who passed away suddenly last month 
but who in the course of his life worked to help those in need. I knew 
him as Bud Grant, the founder and President of the Friends of the 
Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation as he worked to screen 
disadvantaged populations across the country for glaucoma and other eye 
diseases. My community, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was one of the 
places where Bud took his army of mercy since 2001 to test and identify 
thousands who could not afford to seek those services on their own. 
People lined up for hours, waiting for a chance to get care for that 
most precious of human senses, eyesight.
  Bud was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from St. 
Francis College and attended Fordham University and the New York 
University School of Public Administration. A member of the ``Greatest 
Generation,'' he served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater 
during the Second World War.
  Prior to his work against glaucoma, Bud enjoyed a long career in 
pharmaceutical sales for Upjohn/Pharmacia. He worked on behalf of the 
Medical Society of the State of New York, the Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturing Association, and Pharmacia Corporation and Covance 
Research Labs. He also served on the boards of Wagner College and New 
York Hospital Division of Queens.
  On behalf of my family, staff and constituents in the U.S. Virgin 
Islands who were touched by Bud's work, I extend my condolences to 
Bud's family, especially his son Richard, who will continue the 
important work that his father began at the Glaucoma Caucus Foundation.
  May Bud Grant rest in peace.

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