[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING BRENT HODSON

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 8, 2012

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Brent Hodson, 
a resident of Fremont, California, who is being honored at the Friends 
of Scouting Community Leadership Breakfast in Newark, California, on 
May 18, 2012.
  Mr. Hodson and his wife of forty-five years, RaeDene, have lived in 
Fremont since 1975. He was an employee of the Washington Hospital 
Healthcare System for over 35 years, retiring in February 2012, as the 
Chief of Community Support Services. He has served in a variety of 
positions at Washington Hospital Healthcare System and has provided 
exemplary leadership.
  Mr. Hodson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from 
Weber State College in Ogden, Utah, and a Bachelor of Science degree in 
Physical Therapy from the University of California, San Francisco.
  Mr. Hodson has been a community activist for many years. He served 
for nine years on the Fremont Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 
including one year as Board Chair. He has been a strong advocate and 
closely associated with Fremont Chamber of Commerce Leadership program, 
serving on the steering committee since 1997. Mr. Hodson currently 
serves as a member of the Board of the Newark Chamber of Commerce and 
is a past president of the Fremont Rotary Club. He is currently the 
President of the Fremont, California Stake of the Church of Jesus 
Christ-Latter Day Saints.
  The honor Mr. Hodson is receiving at the Friends of Scouting 
Community Leadership Breakfast is well deserved. The breakfast will 
benefit the Mission Peak District Boy Scouts of America.
  Mr. Hodson participated in Boy Scouts as a youth and he has been the 
Scout Master of Troop 160 and the Centerville Ward Institutional 
Representative for Boy Scouts of America. He has also served as a troop 
and post committee member for all Centerville Ward units and for the 
Washington Hospital Medical Explorer Post, as well as serving as Young 
Men's President, teacher and advisor. Mr. Hodson has also chaired 
several Friends of Scouting fundraising campaigns.
  I join in thanking Mr. Hodson for his commitment and dedication to 
Scouting and for serving as a model of community leadership.

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