[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR NELSON

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President I rise today to 
honor Arthur Nelson, of Goshen, New Hampshire, for his dedicated 
service to his town and the nation.
  Arthur has been an important figure in the town of Goshen. His 
commitment to the community has not gone unnoticed. It is for this 
reason that he was chosen Honorary Parade Marshall in celebration of 
the founding of the Goshen Volunteer Fire Department.
  In 1939, Arthur helped establish the Goshen Volunteer Fire 
Department. This was the beginning of Arthur's long and fulfilling 
career as a public servant to the town of Goshen. Since then he has 
served as fire warden for fifty years. During those years he had been 
known to strap on a backpack pump and search reported puffs of smoke. 
This intense devotion led him to successfully find, and extinguish, 
many wildfires.
  In addition to service to the town of Goshen, Arthur has been an 
active participant in fire fighting in Sunapee, Croyden, Marlow and 
Grantham. His concern for the safety of his own community, and those of 
his neighbors, has brought Arthur a tremendous amount of respect from 
all who know him. All of these towns join Goshen in recognizing Arthur 
as a true hero.
  Arthur's presence in the Goshen Volunteer Fire Department is not his 
only contribution to his community. He has been elected and served as a 
selectman, been a part of the Historical Society and served on the 
Conservation Commission. Arthur has also been an active member of the 
Goshen Community Church. Among all of his commitments, Arthur was also 
able to write a book in his spare time. Foundations of Old Goshen, 
published in 1980, in a history of the town he loves.
  At age 91, Arthur can look back on a fulfilling life in the town of 
Goshen. His dedication to community service should be used as an 
example for others. I want to commend Arthur for his commitment to 
serving his town and country. it is an honor to represent him in the 
United States Senate.

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