[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16083]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE FOR MR. WILLARD ELDREDGE

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to 
extend a heartfelt birthday greeting to Mr. Willard Eldredge who turns 
80 years old today. On July 5, his friends and family will gather in 
Idaho Falls to honor this great man on the occasion of his birthday. 
Mr. Eldredge has touched many lives over the years, and I am one of the 
fortunate ones to have benefited from his influence. You see, I was 
involved in Boy Scouts, and eventually became an Eagle Scout. Mr. 
Eldredge was a Scout pack leader of mine many years ago. He taught me 
and other young men the values, work ethic, and commitment that it took 
to succeed in Scouts and in life. He served as a role model for me, and 
taught me lessons about honor, duty, honesty, and patriotism that I 
have carried with me throughout my life. It is now my honor to wish my 
former mentor a wonderful, and very happy 80th birthday.

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