[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 54 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E537-E538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF JOHN NOLEN BAILEY

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 16, 2012

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and remarkable 
public service of John Nolen Bailey. Mr. Bailey passed away on March 
22nd. He will be remembered for his volunteerism, vision and leadership 
in Monterey County as well as his leadership in the national field of 
association management.
  Mr. Bailey was born on July 12, 1935 in San Francisco. He began his 
service to the Monterey Peninsula in 1988, with his wife Mary Adams.
   Highlights among John's more than 50 years experience as a leader in 
the professional association world include his serving as chief elected 
officer of the 25,000-member American Society of Association Executives 
(ASAE), President and CEO of the International Association of Business 
Communicators (IABC), as well as executive director of Trial Lawyers 
Care, a New York City-based organization that provided pro bono legal 
representation to more than 1,700 victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist 
attacks.
  John served on the National Steinbeck Center Board of Trustees, 
Forest Foundation, Del Monte Forest Property Owners Association, Clark 
Foundation, Dorothy's Place, and was the executive director of the 
Monterey History and Art Association from 2005 to 2007. He later 
returned to the Museum to assist it during a period of organizational 
transition. The

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museum had been closed and would not have reopened had it not been for 
the expertise and community trust belonging to John Bailey.
  Awards honoring his years of service include being voted by peers as 
the US Association Executive of the Year, and recipient of the Key 
Award, the highest honor presented to individuals in the association 
management profession. He was also a recipient of the prestigious 
Points of Light Award, which was presented to him by then President 
George H. W. Bush.
  Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for the whole House as I commend John 
Bailey for all he has accomplished and contributed to our community. I 
would like to express my gratitude for his selfless service to the 
people of Monterey County, and indeed to our nation. I would also like 
to extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends and all those 
whose lives he touched and whose careers he encouraged during this time 
of grieving. The world has lost a truly good man.

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