[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24353]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               ANNOUNCING THE BIRTH OF GRIFFIN MACK LUGAR

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, Char and I want to share with all of 
our colleagues and friends the joyous news of the birth of Griffin Mack 
Lugar on October 26, 2005, at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, 
DC. Griffin was a healthy 8 pounds at birth. His parents are our son, 
John Hoereth Lugar, and his wife, Kelly Smith Lugar, daughter of Robert 
Lee Smith and Renee Routon Smith. Griffin was born at 8:13 p.m. and 
within the next hour, John's brother, David Lugar, joined Char and me 
in the hospital room to see a very healthy newborn baby and to 
congratulate John and Kelly and to share their joy during unforgettable 
moments. On the next day, Griffin met his brother, Preston Charles 
Lugar, who was born at Sibley Memorial Hospital on February 20, 2004. 
The two boys and their parents are now safe and healthy in their 
Arlington, VA residence.
  Kelly and John were married on November 5, 2001, in the Washington 
Cathedral with Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, former Chaplain of the Senate, 
presiding. They and their families and guests had enjoyed a rehearsal 
dinner in the Mansfield Room of the Capitol on the night before the 
wedding. Kelly worked with many of our colleagues during her service to 
the administration of President George Bush and our former colleague, 
Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham, as Deputy Assistant Secretary 
with responsibilities for congressional relations. She now has a 
private consulting business. A graduate of the University of Texas, she 
was once a member of the staff of Congressman Ralph Hall of Texas. John 
Lugar came with us to Washington, along with his three brothers, 28 
years ago. He graduated from Langley High School in McLean, VA; Indiana 
University, and received his masters of business administration degree 
from Arizona State University. He is currently a vice president with 
Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate services and investment 
management firm.
  We know that you will understand our excitement and our gratitude 
that they and we have been given divine blessing and responsibility for 
a glorious new chapter in our lives.

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