[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S2847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING FRANK HENDERSON

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I wish to honor the life of Frank 
Henderson, an outstanding Idaho leader who will be missed greatly.
  Frank personified public service. He served our Nation in the U.S. 
Army 33rd Division during World War II. He served our State and his 
district in the Idaho State Legislature for five terms. He served 
Kootenai County as Kootenai County commissioner, and he served his 
community as mayor of Post Falls. Frank was a newsman by trade who 
attended the University of Idaho and began his career in journalism as 
a reporter for the Chicago Herald American newspaper. He worked as a 
marketing executive before returning to Idaho in 1976 and becoming the 
owner and publisher of the Post Falls Tribune.
  Frank was a humble man who did not crave the spotlight. Throughout 
his career and life, he was a focused, organized, direct, driven, and 
solution-oriented leader. Frank worked hard, and utilized his ability 
to work well with others to make progress and deliver many significant 
achievements. These included drawing in and retaining businesses and 
jobs in Idaho, building the infrastructure to sustain economic 
expansion, and eliminating impediments to job growth.
  He recognized the value of consensus building and the strength of a 
diversity of experiences and abilities. Diversification was central to 
his economic development efforts. Frank promoted a diversity of 
industry and local educational opportunities to support those 
industries and grow jobs. He wanted to make sure Idahoans had access to 
a broad spectrum of job opportunities, and he worked diligently to draw 
those industries to Idaho while assisting businesses already in Idaho 
with remaining competitive.
  It is no surprise that Frank's talents and achievements have been 
widely recognized. He was inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame in 2014 
and received many other recognitions for his work in furthering 
economic development and in support of seniors, veterans, the Boy 
Scouts of America, and others. Frank received a Presidential Lifetime 
Achievement Award for Volunteerism.
  Frank was so dedicated that he worked well into what would be many 
people's retirement years to make improvements for Idahoans. We have 
much to thank Frank Henderson for, including his example of effective 
leadership, his tenacity in seeing projects through to completion, and 
his focus on strengthening Idaho. I express my deep condolences to 
Frank's wife, Betty Ann, his children and their families, and his many 
other friends and loved ones.

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