[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24714]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF MR. LARRY L. CRUTSINGER, PRESIDENT AND 
              CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SAN ANTONIO YMCA

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                        HON. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 15, 2003

  Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Mr. Larry L. 
Crutsinger, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA for 
Greater San Antonio and the Hill Country. After thirty-three years of 
service, Mr. Crutsinger has announced that he is retiring from the 
YMCA.
  I would like to join the YMCA in recognizing him for his service to 
the YMCA movement and its mission to put Judeo-Christian principles 
into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and 
body. Through his dedicated service and leadership, Mr. Crutsinger has 
helped the YMCA establish both local YMCA branches and set national 
YMCA precedents in program innovation to meet the changing needs of 
children, teens, and families in local communities.
  The YMCA has become the largest nonprofit provider of after school 
child care that supports working families with the care, education, and 
recreation for their children after school and during school holidays. 
The San Antonio YMCA child care system has been recognized as a model 
by the Texas Legislature.
  Mr. Crutsinger has been honored as one of San Antonio's outstanding 
creative minds for leadership in the development of programs for 
children and his advocacy for youth. His charitable career has resulted 
in the creation of three major branch YMCAs, and the expansion of 
program services and partnerships to serve over 61,000 members and 
program participants.
  Together, with 900 staff and over 5,000 volunteer members in the YMCA 
movement, Mr. Crutsinger developed the teams and resources to deliver 
before and after school Y School age summer day camp sites; two 
residential camping sites; and nine Y Teen sites in this ten-county 
region; and all in the effort to build strong kids, strong families and 
strong communities today and tomorrow.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Larry Crutsinger for his 
hard work and dedication to the YMCA and the people it has served over 
the years, and my distinct pleasure to wish him the best in his 
retirement.

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