[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 9894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO AL SCHOCK

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Al Schock of 
Sioux Falls, SD, for his years of extraordinary service to his 
community as a member of the Downtown Lions Club. Mayor Dave Munson of 
Sioux Falls will be recognizing his lifetime of accomplishments by 
proclaiming April 14, 2009, to be Al Schock, Lion King Day.
  Al Schock has been a dedicated member of the Downtown Lions Club 
since 1949 and has worked to promote its humanitarian mission of 
improving lives and communities around the world. He has served in 
almost every capacity possible, including club president, district 
governor, and member of the Lions International Board of Directors. 
Since he first joined the Lions Club, he has shown tremendous 
leadership by recruiting a total of over 100 new members to the 
organization. He has also excelled in fundraising for the South Dakota 
Lions Foundation, having sold over 50,000 tickets to community 
fundraising events.
  Schock has also contributed to the community of Sioux Falls through 
his involvement with the Chamber of Commerce, the Sioux Falls 
Development Foundation, Augustana College, the YMCA, the First Lutheran 
Church, Luther Manor health care, and The Banquet. He and his brother, 
Ozzie Schock, started the Shock Foundation, a nonprofit organization 
that works to support local charitable organizations. Al Shock's 
selfless devotion and faithful service to others and to his community 
is truly commendable.
  It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Al Schock for receiving 
this honor, and to thank him for all his years of service to South 
Dakota and our Nation.

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