[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16133-16134]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING GORDON ST. ANGELO

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart to honor the 
passing of Gordon St. Angelo, a prominent Hoosier and community 
activist.
  Mr. St. Angelo was born and raised in Huntingburg, Indiana, where he 
operated a

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clothing store. He is most known, however, for his involvement in the 
community. Mr. St. Angelo helped create a foundation with Milton and 
Rose Friedman to promote and establish educational choice in America. 
He also served for 25 years as the senior program officer of community 
development at the Lilly Endowment.
  Gordon St. Angelo's other community involvements included serving as 
chairman of the board for The Indianapolis Star's Jefferson Awards and 
for the Indianapolis Civic Theatre, was a board member and vice 
president of the Indianapolis Airport Authority from 1983 to 1999, and 
served on the boards of numerous community organizations and colleges.
  Many Hoosiers also remember Gordon St. Angelo for his political 
involvement in Indiana and on the national stage. He began his career 
with the Democratic Party, and was instrumental in the successful 
election campaigns of Governor Roger Branigin, U.S. Senators Birch Bayh 
and Vance Harke, as well as many other candidates. In 1964, he was 
elected chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party, a position he held 
for ten years. He also became the Democratic Party's deputy national 
chairman in 1968 and helped manage Hubert Humphrey's presidential bid.
  Mr. St. Angelo was known for his ability to relate to many different 
kinds of people, and perhaps surprisingly, migrated to the Republican 
Party a little more than a decade after his involvement in Humphrey's 
democratic presidential bid. He served as chairman of the Indiana 
Republican Party from 1981 to 1989, and is remembered as an honorable 
man who could be friends with his opponents and worked to get the best 
candidate in office.
  A committed family man, Gordon St. Angelo was married for 53 years to 
his beloved wife, the late Beatrice. They loved to travel, and visited 
more than 100 countries during their life together. I offer my deepest 
condolences to his three sons, Paul, Kurt, and John. The Old Book tells 
us that ``the Lord is close to the brokenhearted,'' and that is my 
prayer for you. During this difficult time may you find solace in faith 
and family.

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