[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF DAVID W. HOLMES

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2004

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to honor and pay tribute to David W. Holmes for his twenty years of 
service as a SCORE Counselor in Delaware. Dr. Holmes, born and raised 
in Fremont, Ohio, earned a Bachelor's degree from Amherst College and a 
Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Michigan. After completing 
his education, Dr. Holmes began what would become a thirty-seven year 
career with the Dupont Company.
  During the course of his career with the Dupont Company, Dr. Holmes 
took on assignments in research, sales, and manufacturing. In addition, 
he spent his final twenty years with the company handling senior 
management responsibilities in manufacturing and worldwide sales. Upon 
his retirement from Dupont, Dr. Holmes spent three years working in the 
small business world. It was during these three years that he was able 
to gain valuable experience in various different business environments, 
from the small to the very large.
  In 1983, Dr. Holmes joined SCORE (Service Corp of Retired 
Executives). SCORE, an organization that counsels the small business 
community, is staffed entirely by volunteers. These volunteers give 
their time and energy to assist others in both starting up and 
effectively operating small businesses. Specifically, Dr. Holmes' 
service to SCORE and the small business community has centered around 
counseling, training and information sessions for small businesses 
throughout the State of Delaware. He has assisted with entrepreneurial 
educational projects and presented a plethora of business training 
workshops.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend and congratulate Dr. Holmes on reaching the 
tremendous milestone of twenty years of volunteer service with SCORE in 
Delaware. Also, I would like to point out that as he celebrates twenty 
years of volunteer service, Dr. Holmes is also celebrating his 
ninetieth birthday. The time and effort that Dr. Holmes has given to 
his fellow Delawareans is both commendable and much appreciated. He is 
certainly an inspiration to those around him. I am truly proud that he 
is a Delawarean.

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