[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15660-15661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO GAIL CHATFIELD OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (1919-2005)

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                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 14, 2011

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the life of 
valued public servant, one of Missouri's finest first responders, Gail 
Chatfield.
  As our nation recently commemorated the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we 
honored those first responders who risked their lives to save others.
  Gail's life was one of unselfish public service. He served our nation 
during the Korean War, served as a firefighter for 22 years, as a state 
legislator in the Missouri General Assembly, and as Missouri's state 
Fire Marshall, appointed by my father Governor Mel Carnahan.
  Gail was a leader who led quietly by example. He was competent, 
determined, and accomplished many great things, and did so with a sense 
of duty, purpose and humility.
  In addition to his tireless public service, Gail was a loving 
husband, and a dedicated father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
  He is survived by his wife Lois; their four children Keith, Kathy, 
Greg, Pamela; four grandchildren, and two great-grand children.

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  He will be missed by his family and the community at large.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to stand with me and honor his life, his 
accomplishments, and his family.

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