[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO EUGENE STANDIFER, JR.

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                          HON. KAREN McCARTHY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 11, 2000

  Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
an outstanding individual from the State of Missouri. This year Eugene 
Standifer, Jr. will be joined by his friends and family to celebrate 
his 75th birthday.
  In 1944, Gene Standifer began his career in public service as a 
member of the United States Army during World War II. He was honorably 
discharged in 1951. After returning home, he took a job with the U.S. 
Postal Service as a railway mail clerk sorting mail on a railway mail 
car traveling between Kansas City, Missouri and Denver, Colorado. While 
employed as a postal worker, Gene Standifer attended Rockhurst College 
where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business 
Administration in Accounting and Economics in 1957. Gene Standifer 
advanced his career in 1965 with the General Services Administration as 
a Supervisory Accountant. In 1970 he joined the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development as an Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance 
Specialist who investigated and enforced fair housing laws and 
regulations. From 1972 until 1978, Gene Standifer worked for the 
Environmental Protection Agency as a Regional Equal Opportunity Officer 
that supervised the Kansas City regional offices. And until his 
retirement in 1986, Gene Standifer worked for the U.S. Department of 
Labor as the Area Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance 
Programs.
  Throughout his career Gene Standifer has been a great friend to his 
neighbors in the Kansas City community. He has served as Chairman of 
the Board for the East Area Community Coalition, President of the 
Central Citizens Crusade Against Crime, Board Member for the Ad Hoc 
Group Against Crime and the Urban League of Kansas City, and he is a 
lifetime member of the NAACP.
  Gene Standifer was appointed to Commissioner of the Kansas City, 
Missouri Election Board by Governor Mel Carnahan in 1993. The Kansas 
City Election Board governance is an essential component to every 
election that takes place in our city. The Election Board ensures that 
the election process is fair and accessible to all citizens by 
providing the opportunity to register to vote, receive absentee 
ballots, have access to polling stations, and be informed of accurate 
election results. As Commissioner of the Kansas City Election Board, 
Gene Standifer has served in a dedicated, professional capacity that 
has earned him the respect and friendship of his peers and the members 
of the Kansas City Area political community. He has demonstrated 
outstanding results through his commitment to promote the democratic 
process. Gene Standifer's service has been an asset for our community.
  As a champion of fairness and equity throughout his professional 
career, Gene embodies the essence of inclusiveness. He has met the 
challenges of his life with fortitude and commitment to doing the right 
thing. His engulfing smile always permeates an occasion.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me and the Standifer family in wishing 
Eugene Standifer a very Happy 75th Birthday.

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