[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7587-S7588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO EMILE OESTRIECHER

 Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, Mr. Emile Oestriecher, known in 
the Scouting community as ``Mr. O,'' has served the community of 
Alexandria as Boy Scout scoutmaster for almost 50 years.

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Troop 6, sponsored by St. Frances Cabrini Church, has been in existence 
since 1967. When Mr. O became. scoutmaster, it had about 12 Scouts; 
today that number is between 60 and 70. Mr. O, the founding partner in 
the Alexandria CPA firm Oestriecher & Company, CPAs, has received the 
Distinguished Public Service Award by the Louisiana CPA Society and the 
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has been honored 
with many awards from the Scouting community as well as other local 
organizations. Mr. O has led trips to destinations like Philmont Scout 
Ranch and Canada Canoe trips, as well as taught other adult leaders 
across the Nation and represented the area at four national Scout 
jamborees. Now, his oldest scouts are in their 60s, but he is still 
there as scoutmaster. He has several ``grandscouts,'' whose fathers 
were members of troop 6 under him, and one ``great-grandscout,'' who 
shared the same scoutmaster as his grandfather. Troop 6 has had over 
160 Eagle Scouts during his tenure scoutmaster and six of his Scouts 
have been ordained as Catholic priests. He certainly lives the Scout 
Law every day and epitomizes the troop 6 motto ``Optimus Optimorum''--
Best of the Best. We thank Mr. O for his dedication to being 
scoutmaster and being a good influence on so many young men in his 
community.

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