[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SQUIRE RUDOLPH BROEL

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I recognize the 90th birthday 
of Mr. Squire Rudolph Broel.
  A native South Dakotan, Squire was born in Lesterville, SD, on May 
29, 1918, to Rudolph and May Broel. Upon graduation from Lesterville 
High School in 1936, Squire was employed in various jobs throughout the 
area including at the Stuelpnagals Chicken Hatchery. On June 24, 1940, 
Squire married another Lesterville native Evelyn Hladky and they would 
eventually have three children: Larry Broel, Carolyn McDonald, and Jean 
Lehn. During World War II Squire served in the Army Air Corps and for 
most of his service was stationed in Mississippi.
  Soon after his discharge and return to South Dakota, Squire and his 
family moved to Sturgis, SD, where he still lives today. It was in 
Sturgis, that Squire became a fireman at the Fort Meade Veterans 
Hospital in 1951. He worked there until his retirement in 1978, and 
during that time he earned many awards, including the Veterans Hospital 
Civil Service Award for South Dakota in 1964.
  After his retirement from Fort Meade, Squire continued to serve as a 
fireman for the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department and in 1985 he was 
honored by the Governor of South Dakota for his 50 years of fire 
service with the proclamation of ``Squire Broel Day'' throughout the 
State. In 1994, Squire earned the South Dakota Outstanding Fire Service 
Award. During his career as a fireman Squire was also a member of the 
Black Hills Safety Council, the South Dakota Fire Chiefs Association, 
and the Keep South Dakota Green Association.
  Now officially retired from the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department, 
Squire remains active with numerous volunteer activities and in various 
civic organizations. He also enjoys hunting, watching baseball, 
traveling, and spending time with his five grandchildren and seven 
great-grandchildren.
  It gives me great pleasure to commemorate the 90th birthday of Squire 
Broel and to wish him continued health and happiness in the years to 
come.

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