[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20934]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING TERRENCE M. McDERMOTT

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a constituent, 
Terrence M. McDermott, executive vice president and chief executive 
officer of the National Association of Realtors, and congratulate him 
on his retirement.
  Born and raised on the West Side of Chicago, Mr. McDermott attended 
Loyola University in Chicago and the National College of Education in 
Evanston, IL.
  Before serving as CEO for the National Association of Realtors, Mr. 
McDermott gained nearly 30 years of experience in publishing and media. 
He also served as the executive vice president and chief executive 
officer of the American Institute of Architects and on the board of the 
American Architectural Foundation.
  In addition to his many professional accomplishments, Mr. McDermott 
possesses a lifelong love of politics instilled by his family. Politics 
were routinely discussed around the dinner table, and Mr. McDermott 
worked as a volunteer on Senator Paul Douglas's last campaign before he 
could even vote.
  Mr. McDermott is also an avid hunter and fisherman and plans to spend 
his retirement expanding his extensive decoy collection. Mr. McDermott 
and his wife Sue Ann recently celebrated their 39th anniversary and 
have two children, Matthew and Patricia.
  I congratulate Mr. McDermott on his many accomplishments throughout 
his long and successful career, and I wish him many more years of 
happiness and accomplishment in retirement.

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