[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF EUGENE BICCARD GLICK

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                          HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Eugene (Gene) Biccard Glick of Indianapolis, Indiana. He passed away on 
October 2, 2013, at the age of 92. Gene was an exceptional 
philanthropist and businessman who served both Indianapolis and his 
country with integrity.
  A lifelong Hoosier and resident of Indianapolis, Gene graduated from 
Shortridge High School and later from Indiana University in December of 
1942. He bravely served in the 179th Regiment of the 45th Infantry 
Division of the U.S. Army during World War II and saw action in Italy, 
France and Germany. While in Germany, Gene, an American Jew, helped 
liberate the Dachau Concentration Camp. The photographs he took 
provided evidence of Nazi atrocities and are part of the collection at 
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum located here in Washington, 
D.C. For his service, Gene received every European Theater ribbon 
awarded, in addition to the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantryman's 
Badge.
  After his tour of duty, Gene returned to Indianapolis, working at 
People's Bank issuing GI loans. Seeing the housing shortage for 
returning veterans starting families, he founded the Gene B. Glick 
Company. Under Gene's guidance, his small company grew to become what 
is today one of the largest privately held real estate development 
firms in the nation. Gene Glick exemplified the best of the Hoosier 
spirit: hard work, determination and entrepreneurship.
  Gene Glick was not only a dedicated soldier and a business leader, 
but also a philanthropist and community activist. In 1982, he and his 
beloved wife, Marilyn, established the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Family 
Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the state of 
Indiana. Gene also established the Glick Fund of the Central Indiana 
Community Foundation, the Glick Fund of the Jewish Federation of 
Greater Indianapolis, the Glick Eye Institute at the Indiana University 
School of Medicine, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and the Indiana 
Authors Award. Gene was a tireless advocate for Indiana's Jewish 
community and for disadvantaged youth across the state. His generosity 
and humanitarian spirit touched thousands of lives in Indianapolis and 
beyond.
  Throughout his incredible life, Gene was awarded numerous awards and 
honors. He was inducted into the National Housing Hall of Fame and was 
a Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame Laureate. He received an 
honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Butler University in 1989. He was 
recognized as a Sagamore of the Wabash--the highest award given by the 
Hoosier state--from Indiana governors Robert Orr (1982), Evan Bayh 
(1992) and Joe Kernan (2005). Gene was named an Indiana Living Legend 
by the Indiana Historical Society in 2002.
  Gene Glick was a patriot and an irreplaceable pillar of the 
Indianapolis community whose legacy will continue to inspire Hoosiers 
for generations to come. I am proud that exceptional leaders and public 
servants, such as Gene, have called my District home and am honored to 
recognize his life's work today. My condolences and well wishes go out 
to his four daughters, Marianne Glick, Arlene Grande, Alice Meshbane 
and Lynda Schwartz, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 
My thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.

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