[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING ARLYNE REICHERT

 Mr. TESTER. Madam President, I rise today to honor the memory 
of an outstanding Montanan and leader.
  Arlyne Reichert was one of Montana's greatest public servants, whose 
legacy is as a State legislator, a Cascade County Study Commissioner, a 
trustee on the Great Falls Public Library Board, a founder and 
president of the Great Falls Chapter of the American Cancer Society, an 
officer for the Great Falls Public Radio Association, a president of 
the Great Falls Chapter of the Montana Rhodes Scholarship Committee, a 
chair of the National Civic League, a member of the Montana 
Comprehensive Health Council of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, a 
member of the committee responsible for the magnificent restoration of 
Montana's State Capitol, and the driving force behind the preservation 
of what was once called the Tenth Street Bridge.
  Her service led her to be a delegate at Montana's Constitutional 
Convention, playing a pivotal role in the vision of our State's 
constitution, a document that has continued to embody Montana values 
and forge the way for the greater good in the Treasure State.
  Arlyne's legacy was one of service. That legacy includes many things 
we can still see today: a constitution, a bridge, a public radio 
presence, a medical research institution. But her legacy also includes 
contributions that we can't see, shaping the character that defines 
Montana politics: fairness, service, and love for State and country.
  Arlyne was a true Montanan. She never failed to meet challenges, 
reach across the aisle, and fight for her community at every turn. Her 
commitment to Great Falls and the common good left a lasting mark on 
Montana, and I think we can all learn a thing or two from her.
  As the late Montana reporter Chuck Johnson once noted, Arlyne 
Reichert was a Montana treasure.
  I stand today to thank her and to ask that we remember her by taking 
a moment to honor the heroes in each of our lives.

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