[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I give my thanks to Dr. Ogilvie, our 
Senate Chaplain, for arranging the visit of my good friend, Father Norm 
Elliott. He was the pastor of the All Saints Episcopal Church in 
Anchorage and has been a close personal friend since the 1950s. We were 
both, at that time, residents of Fairbanks, AK.
  In 1980, our guest chaplain officiated at my marriage when Catherine 
and I were married. He has also officiated at the wedding of my 
daughter Susan, my son Ted and my son Ben. In addition to that, he has 
christened my daughter Lilly and my granddaughters and my grandson 
John.
  He has been more than a close friend. He also performed the memorial 
service for my first wife Ann and assisted at the dedication of the Ann 
Stevens Red Cross Building in Anchorage.
  Father Elliott was born in England and came to Detroit as a child. He 
came to Alaska in 1951 at a time when our church considered service in 
Alaska as overseas duty. For half a century, he has ministered to the 
people of our State. He has spent time in many small towns and villages 
in Alaska, such as Nenana, Eagle, Venetie, Beaver and Point Hope, just 
to name a few. In 1980, at my request, he was appointed to serve on the 
Commission of Alaska Natives. Members of that Commission were appointed 
by President Bush and Alaska's Gov. Wally Hickel. Father Elliott and 
members of that Commission spent 3 years traveling through Alaska to 
help our native people identify solutions to unique problems they face.
  Norm is also chaplain of the Port of Anchorage, and he is the 
Civilian Episcopalian Chaplain for our Armed Forces in Alaska.
  He is truly a dedicated man, dedicated to the word of God and to 
helping others. I know that some, such as our distinguished President 
pro tempore, would recall that Father Elliott visited us once before 
when he gave the opening prayer in 1981.
  I am delighted that a cherished personal friend and advisor has been 
able to visit us today. Again, I thank my good friend, the Chaplain of 
the Senate, for arranging that.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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