[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23657]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF DR. SCOTT HUDELSON

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, my remarks today are to honor my friend, 
Scott Hudelson of Flower Mound, Texas, a devoted philanthropist and 
local dentist who died Friday, November 12, when the Cessna plane he 
was piloting crashed near Lexington, Kentucky. Scott was en route to 
Chicago to meet his wife, Lewisville physician Mary Brandt Hudelson, 
who was attending an allergy conference.
  Scott Hudelson, a Minnesota native, opened his Flower Mound practice 
after serving in the Army Reserve's dental corps during Operation 
Desert Storm.
  He earned degrees in engineering and dental surgery from the 
University of Minnesota and is listed as a member of the American 
Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, Denton County Dental 
Society and Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
  In addition to running a successful practice, Family DentalCARE, 
Scott made monthly trips in his small plane, on his own time and with 
his own finances, to clean and fill the teeth of young patients at the 
Oklahoma School for the Deaf. The school has about 150 students--from 
toddlers to teen-agers--and most live on campus. He talked with the 
patients in sign language and put them at ease.
  Scott Hudelson married Mary Brandt on the Fourth of July in 1992. 
Together, Scott and Mary have three young children, as well as three 
older children from a previous marriage--including a grown daughter who 
is working as an accountant in Tikrit, Iraq.
  Tomorrow, I will give the eulogy for my dear friend Scott. I cannot 
adequately express my sorrow to the Hudelson family, but I can say I 
was blessed to have him in my life. My prayers are with the family and 
Scott, and I honor his life here today.

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