[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 161 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1924-E1925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING GORDON ST. ANGELO

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart to honor the 
passing of Gordon St. Angelo, a prominent Hoosier and community 
activist.
  Mr. St. Angelo was born and raised in Huntingburg, Indiana, where he 
operated a clothing store. He is most known, however, for his 
involvement in the community. Mr. St. Angelo helped create a foundation 
with Milton and Rose Friedman to promote and establish educational 
choice in America. He also served for 25 years as the senior program 
officer of community development at the Lilly Endowment.
  Gordon St. Angelo's other community involvements included serving as 
chairman of the board for The Indianapolis Star's Jefferson Awards and 
for the Indianapolis Civic Theatre, was a board member and vice 
president of the Indianapolis Airport Authority from 1983 to 1999, and 
served on the boards of numerous community organizations and colleges.
  Many Hoosiers also remember Gordon St. Angelo for his political 
involvement in Indiana and on the national stage. He began his career 
with the Democratic Party, and was instrumental in the successful 
election campaigns of Governor Roger Branigin, U.S. Senators Birch Bayh 
and Vance Harke, as well as many other candidates. In 1964, he was 
elected chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party, a position he held 
for ten years. He also became the Democratic Party's deputy national 
chairman in 1968 and helped manage Hubert Humphrey's presidential bid.
  Mr. St. Angelo was known for his ability to relate to many different 
kinds of people, and perhaps surprisingly, migrated to the Republican 
Party a little more than a decade after his involvement in Humphrey's 
democratic presidential bid. He served as chairman of the Indiana 
Republican Party from 1981 to 1989, and is remembered as an honorable 
man who could be friends with his opponents and worked to get the best 
candidate in office.
  A committed family man, Gordon St. Angelo was married for 53 years to 
his beloved wife,

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the late Beatrice. They loved to travel, and visited more than 100 
countries during their life together. I offer my deepest condolences to 
his three sons, Paul, Kurt, and John. The Old Book tells us that ``the 
Lord is close to the brokenhearted,'' and that is my prayer for you. 
During this difficult time may you find solace in faith and family.

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