[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4096]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO SENATOR BEALL

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to pay my respects to a 
true Marylander who passed away last week, Senator J. Glenn Beall, Jr. 
He will be remembered for devoting his life to public service as a 
naval officer, a State delegate, a Member of the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and a U.S. Senator.
  Senator Beall was born in Cumberland, MD, to a prominent and 
extraordinary Maryland family who shared his dedication to improving 
the lives of all Marylanders. His father, J. Glenn Beall, was a 
moderate Republican Congressman who served in the U.S. House of 
Representatives for a decade and the U.S. Senate for 12 years. Senator 
Beall Jr. grew up following his father's campaigns in Western Maryland 
and went on to follow in his footsteps.
  Senator Beall's long and distinguished career in both the public and 
private sector has set a high bar for those of us who follow in his 
footsteps. His example reminds us to eschew capricious fame and the 
ever-changing political winds and to focus on the substantive issues of 
the day.
  As a freshman Senator in 1986, I sought and received Senator Beall's 
advice and counsel on how to best serve the people of Maryland, and 
most particularly, the residents of western Maryland. His advice was 
specific, immediate, and realizable. It added greatly to my own efforts 
to succeed. I will miss his counsel and the true collegial spirit that 
governed our interaction.
  Senator Beall had a lot of Senate know-how. His political priorities 
focused on health, preservation, and transportation. He was known for 
going across party lines in an effort to work on a bipartisan basis. It 
was a pleasure to work with him.
  Most recently, Senator Beall was the founding chairman of the Canal 
Place Preservation & Development Authority, which was the direct result 
of his tireless efforts to establish the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 
National Historical Park in the early 1970s. Together, I worked with 
Senator Beall to create economic development opportunities throughout 
western Maryland. His constituents throughout the State, and especially 
in the region, are indebted to him for the creative manner in which he 
led the preservation, rehabilitation, development, and management of 
the Canal Place Preservation District.
  Throughout his life and long-lived political career, Senator Beall 
strived to serve the needs of Marylanders in the State legislature, in 
the U.S. Congress, and at the Canal Place Preservation & Development 
Authority. I join my constituents in mourning the loss of a remarkable 
gentleman who had Maryland in his heart, and bid farewell to an old 
friend.

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