[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DANIEL BALDINGER

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to 
a valued friend, Daniel Baldinger, who passed away on July 4, 2007. 
Throughout his life he displayed a special kindness and a deep 
commitment to his friends and family. His spontaneous humor and wit 
made for a personality to which people were quickly attracted. He was 
multilingual, able to communicate in French, Italian, and Spanish among 
other languages as well. I enjoyed his company and looked forward to 
our times together. Dan, though creative and artistic, was also a 
skilled executive and presided over a family business started in 1955, 
which he quickly expanded into a booming business. The company, Louis 
Baldinger & Sons, became one of the leading companies in the lighting 
industry. Under Dan's leadership, Louis Baldinger & Sons' products were 
obtained by some of the countries most prestigious architects and 
designers.
  While Dan achieved substantial success in his business ventures; he 
would be most proud of the breadth of friendships and loving 
relationships he shared with his family. He was a devoted and loving 
husband to his wife Marjorie of 48 years and together they enjoyed a 
wonderful family life. Dan was a proud father of his son Howard and 
daughter Toby, about whom he constantly bragged.
  Dan was a caring man with deep intellectual curiosity and myriad 
interests. He was a person of various talents and abilities including 
cooking, which he did with flourish and gusto. At any given moment, one 
could find him discussing--in one of the many languages he spoke--
baseball, his plans for the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, 
of which he was the national chairman, or his completion of the New 
York Marathon in 4 hours and 28 minutes.
  While Dan is no longer with us, his memory will carry on. He lived 
life to the fullest and was a compassionate man who acted with 
integrity and decency. Dan touched so many lives and all of those that 
had the pleasure of knowing him will miss him greatly, including my 
wife Bonnie and me.

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