[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 201 (Monday, November 30, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING DENNIS RUSSELL WEDDLE

 Ms. ROSEN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life and 
service of my friend and a great Nevadan, Dennis ``Denny'' Russell 
Weddle, who passed away on August 2, 2020. Denny served our country in 
the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years and retired as lieutenant colonel 
with a distinguished military career, serving in Vietnam and as the 
information officer on the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration 
Team from 1969 to 1971.
  In 1969 Denny was first stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in 
Nevada--the proud home of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration 
Team--and after retiring from the Air Force, he stayed in Las Vegas and 
became the director of corporate public affairs at Summa Corporation, 
which is where I had the pleasure of working with him. Later, Denny 
founded his own full-service marketing, public relations, and 
government affairs agency, called Denny Weddle & Associates.
  Denny was a dedicated public servant with an exceptional history of 
community engagement, serving as the president of the Military Officers 
Association, a member of the Vietnam Veterans Association and the 
American Legion, and the founder of the Nellis Support Team. Denny also 
was the chair of the board of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and 
served as the president or the chair of over 30 major nonprofits in our 
community.
  I am so pleased to have known Denny Weddle, and I am so thankful for 
his engagement and commitment to Nevadans. Denny's contributions to 
both the Las Vegas and the Nellis Air Force Base communities will be 
missed.

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