[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 79 (Monday, May 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO LARRY GAMMON

 Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, today I would like to recognize the 
retirement of Mr. Larry Gammon of Bedford, NH, after 47 years of 
service to Easterseals.
  Larry started his career with Easterseals New Hampshire in 1971, 
serving as the facilities director and helping out with everything from 
teaching to driving the bus.
  In 1985, Larry was named president and CEO of Easterseals New 
Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine and, for the past 33 years, has overseen 
the programs and services offered to individuals who experience 
disabilities in these states.
  Under Larry's leadership, Easterseals has grown to offer 13 core 
programs, including child development centers, a family resource 
center, child and family services, early supports and services, autism 
services, residential and educational services, special transit, camps 
and recreation, community-based services, workforce development, 
military and veterans services, senior services, substance misuse 
treatments, and oral health services. The organization serves more than 
32,000 clients annually with a staff of 1,800.
  Larry has also done incredible work lending his expertise and 
extraordinary kindness and energy as an active member of the Queen City 
Rotary Club, the mayor's task force on human services, the NH State 
Rehabilitation Advisory Council, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 
Assembly of Overseers, and YMCA task force on accessibility.
  Whether on one of the boards that he serves or in his professional 
life, Larry has made a real difference in the lives of so many and his 
work has strengthened our families, communities, and State, and he has 
done so with humility and humor.
  I hope you will join me in honoring a dedicated Granite Stater, Larry 
Gammon.

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