[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8440]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING LOUIS CARNEY

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, today I recognize a longtime and 
dear friend of mine, Louis Carney, on the occasion of his recent Silver 
Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Louis has spent the better 
part of the last 50 years giving of himself not only to friends, 
neighbors and family members, but to the Boy Scouts as well. He served 
as a cubmaster in 1964; den leader in 1965; Webelos leader in 1969; Boy 
Scout chairman in 1980; vanguard staff in 1987; District Cub Scout 
Committee in 1981; and District Eagle chairman from 2004 to today. 
Until very recently, Louis attended Scout Camp annually and is the 
recipient of countless Scout leadership awards including two Extra Mile 
awards, the Arrowhead honor, the District Award of Merit, the Eagle 
Feather award, the Wood Badge Training award, numerous leadership 
training awards, and an On My Honor award.
  In addition to Louis's service to the Scouts, he is a Korean war 
veteran, worked in the U.S. Postal Service for 25, years and spent time 
as a potato farmer. During his adult life, he has volunteered at the 
Family Center, the food kitchen and the Museum of Idaho and served in 
many leadership positions in the LDS church all in my home town of 
Idaho Falls, ID. He also has spent thousands of hours volunteering in 
local schools. He has a reputation for reliability, and his selfless 
service has been demonstrated countless times and in countless ways 
when it comes to the youth and community in eastern Idaho. Many grown 
men who were Boy Scouts in their youth remember Louis's devotion to 
them and to Scouting, and his example of leadership through service has 
doubtless lived on in these individuals. When it comes to Scouting, 
Louis has said ``I love Scouting; it's the one thing that can keep a 
family together.''
  His service went well beyond the Boy Scouts or his community 
volunteer activities--Louis and I served in our church together when we 
were both younger. His service was close to home as well. Many snowy 
mornings, we would wake up to find that Louis had plowed not only our 
driveway but those of our neighbors. He is the salt of the earth and 
made his community his neighborhood and made his community members, 
including me, his neighbors in the truest sense. My wife Susan and I 
offer Louis our heartfelt congratulations on his Silver Beaver Award 
and our gratitude for his kindness, generosity, and friendship over the 
years.

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