August 2, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5951 

and other new technologies engineered, 

made, and sold by U.S. corporations. 

This convention will help U.S. citizens and veterans abroad, and U.S. 

businesses here at home. And it won’t 

cost us anything. It won’t require any 

changes to existing U.S. law and or 

new contributions to the United Nations. 

As we watch the Olympics this week 

and admire the incredible feats of all of 

the athletes, we are reminded of what 

each of us can achieve. 

Just look at Oscar Pistorius from 

South Africa—also known as the— 

‘‘Blade Runner,’’ who this Saturday 

will run the 400-meter sprint in the 

Olympics on carbon-fiber legs. 

Or watch Jessica Long, an American 

gold-medal bilateral amputee swimmer, participate in her third 

Paralympics Games at the age of 20. 

This convention will help make the 

path smoother for Olympians such as 

Oscar and Jessica. 

It has the support of veterans group 

and disability groups from around the 

Nation. It has the strong backing of a 

bipartisan group of Senators as well as 

leading Republicans such as President 

George H.W. Bush and Senator Dole. 

Just like passing the Americans with 

Disabilities Act, ratifying this Convention is, quite simply, the right thing to 

do. 

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REMEMBERING PHILIP 

PENDLETON ARDERY 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 

rise today to pay tribute to an honored 

Kentuckian and a man of great accomplishment who leaves behind a towering legacy of service with his passing. Mr. Philip Pendleton Ardery of 

Louisville, KY, passed away on July 26, 

2012, at his home. He was 98 years old. 

Mr. Ardery’s life story reads like a 

well-written novel of action, suspense, 

and drama or several novels, given how 

much living he packed into his 98 

years. A war hero, philanthropist, author, public servant, and committed 

flag bearer of New Deal liberalism, he 

made such a profound impact on my 

hometown of Louisville, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and our Nation 

that I feel compelled to come to the 

floor and say a few words about his 

passing. 

I have great admiration and respect 

for Phil and his remarkable life. That 

may surprise some, given that he and I 

did not have a lot in common with respect to our political or ideological 

views. I am certain that much of what 

I have done in my career in public life 

did not please him one bit. Having said 

that, every American, no matter where 

you stand on the political spectrum, 

has to recognize the extent of Philip 

Ardery’s commitment to service. Service was the watchword of his life, be it 

service to State, Nation, or those less 

well off than himself. 

Phil was born in 1914 in Lexington, 

KY, the son of William Breckinridge 

and Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery. Later 

in life, he moved to a farm on the 

Paris-Lexington Pike. His youth in 

Bourbon County forever left an imprint 

on him, and he loved to share his love 

for the area with others. 

Phil graduated Phi Beta Kappa from 

the University of Kentucky in 1935 and 

graduated from Harvard Law School in 

1938. Also in his Harvard Law class was 

Phil’s boyhood friend from Bourbon 

County, Edward F. Prichard, Jr. 

After law school, Phil joined the 

Army Air Corps, and during World War 

II he became a B–24 squadron commander. Phil flew a full combat tour of 

25 missions, dropping bombs on Norway, Austria, Crete, Italy, France, Belgium, and Holland. He then volunteered for one more mission on D-day 

and commanded a division of about 200 

pilots. For his bravery in uniform, Phil 

was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the 

French Croix de Guerre. He later wrote 

a book about his war exploits, called 

‘‘Bomber Pilot: A Memoir of World War 

II.’’ 

While still training as a pilot in 

Texas, Phil met the woman who would 

become his wife, Anne Stuyvesant 

Tweedy. Together they had four children. They married on December 6, 

1941, the day before the attack on Pearl 

Harbor. 

After the war, Phil practiced law 

with a focus on representing the electric cooperatives bringing power and 

lights to rural Kentucky. A loyalist of 

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s, he would remain committed to the ideals of New 

Deal liberalism for the rest of his life. 

He ran for office a few times, including 

in the Democratic primary for a Senate 

seat in 1946 and in the general election 

for the House of Representatives seat 

from Kentucky’s Third District in 1956. 

He lost both those races, but did win a 

race for Jefferson County Fiscal Court 

in 1958. 

Meanwhile, Phil’s longtime friend 

and Harvard Law School classmate Edward F. Prichard, Jr., was having quite 

the political career in President Roosevelt’s administration. Known in Kentucky as ‘‘the boy wonder,’’ it was a 

near certainty that Prichard would run 

for Governor or Senator someday, and 

almost surely win. 

But a dramatic twist that would ruin 

the two men’s friendship caused that 

not to be. Prichard came to Phil and 

confessed to him that he had participated in a crime. Phil took Prichard to 

Phil’s father, who was a Bourbon County circuit judge at the time, to relate 

his story. This chain of events eventually led to Prichard’s conviction of 

stuffing the ballot box in the State’s 

1946 election. He was sentenced to 2 

years in Federal prison. 

In yet another book Phil wrote, a 

memoir titled ‘‘Heroes and Horses: 

Tales of the Bluegrass,’’ Phil wrote 

that it was not Edward’s crime in and 

of itself that created the rift between 

the two friends, but his public denial of 

wrongdoing. ‘‘That put [him] in the position of making my father appear to 

be a liar,’’ Phil wrote. ‘‘So Prich and I 

had to be enemies.’’ 

This story does, however, have a 

happy ending. Although friction remained between the Ardery and 

Prichard families, in 1976, Prichard finally admitted his guilt in a newspaper 

interview. In 1984, Ardery reached out 

to his old friend, who was by then blind 

due to diabetes. Phil paid the expenses 

for the two men to visit Harvard for a 

celebration of the 100th anniversary of 

the birth of their former law professor, 

Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. 

After watching a friend’s son struggle with schizophrenia, Phil helped 

found what has become Wellspring, a 

network of 19 facilities that provides 

housing and rehabilitation to people 

with severe and persistent mental illness. Wellspring has helped more than 

6,000 people over its 30 years in existence, thanks in large part to millions 

of dollars raised by Phil. 

Phil also helped found the Brain & 

Behavior Research Foundation, a national mental health research group 

that has awarded roughly $300 million 

in grants to scientists around the 

world in the past 25 years. 

Phil served as the first commander of 

the Kentucky Air National Guard, and 

led it during the Korean War in England, where he served as a NATO wing 

base station commander. He retired 

with the rank of major general in 1965. 

As a pilot in London, he met and befriended famous names like Edward R. 

Murrow and T.S. Eliot. 

Phil’s many philanthropic activities 

also include service as director and 

president of the Frazier Rehab Center, 

as a director of the Jewish Hospital 

Health Care Systems, and as a member 

of the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, the Kentucky Humanities Council, and the executive committee of the 

Kentucky Historical Society. He was 

the chairman of the American Heart 

Association and the Kentucky Heart 

Association. 

I know several members of the 

Ardery family well, and I want to convey my and Elaine’s deepest condolences to all those who knew and loved 

Philip Ardery. We are particularly 

thinking today of his wife, Anne; his 

son and daughter-in-law Joseph and 

Anne; his son and daughter-in-law 

Philip and Cecilia; his daughter and 

son-in-law Julia and William; several 

grandchildren; and many other beloved 

family members and friends. Phil was 

preceded in death by his son Peter. 

As I hope I have made clear, Philip 

Ardery packed an amazing amount of 

success and accomplishment in his long 

and rich life. We can be grateful that 

such a devoted public servant was 

granted so much life on this Earth to 

do his good works. There is no doubt 

that thousands of people—from the 

rural Kentuckian who needed electricity, to the beneficiaries of his charitable work, to the many whose lives 

were saved thanks to his service in uniform—have reason to be thankful for 

Mr. Ardery. 


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I would ask my Senate colleagues to 

join me in commemorating his commitment to service and in extending 

sympathies to the Ardery family. The 

Commonwealth of Kentucky will be 

proud to remember the life and deeds of 

Mr. Philip Pendleton Ardery. 

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REMEMBERING JANIE CATRON 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, 

today I rise in memory of Janie Catron 

of Corbin, KY. Elaine and I mourn the 

passing of our dear friend Janie, who 

served as my field representative in 

eastern Kentucky for many years when 

I was first elected to the Senate. She 

was a great friend and she will be 

missed. Elaine and I send our condolences to Janie’s family and to all 

those who knew her. 

Born on July 2, 1940, in Eubank, KY, 

to Jesse and Pauline Griffin, Janie was 

a registered nurse by trade. She was ordained in the Sacred Order of Deacons 

with the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington and began serving as Chaplain 

of St. Agnes House. She also was my 

eastern Kentucky field representative 

for 10 years. 

Always interested in politics, Janie 

was active her whole life in civic service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

In 1977, she was named the Fifth District governor of the Kentucky Federation of Empowered Women. She, besides aiding me in eastern Kentucky, 

was active in the State central committee and even became secretary of 

the committee. In recognition of her 

dedication to Kentucky and the Republican Party, in 1995, she was inducted 

into the Fifth District Lincoln Hall of 

Fame, which honors Kentuckians who 

have committed to promoting the values of the Republican Party. 

Yet, Janie’s legacy is greater than 

her career and political recognitions. 

As a pastor, she will be remembered as 

a woman who aided those around her 

and helped improve their lives. As a 

mother, she will be remembered as a 

selfless woman who always loved her 

children. As a friend, I will forever admire how hard she worked for the people she loved and the causes in which 

she believed. 

Today, I ask my colleagues in the 

Senate to join me in extending condolences to Janie Catron’s children, family, and friends. The Times Tribune, a 

publication from Whitley County, KY, 

published an obituary that highlighted 

Janie’s life achievements. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 

said article appear in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD, as follows: 

[From the Times Tribune, July 10, 2012] 

JANIE CATRON

Reverend Janie G. Catron, 72, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012, at 

the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. 

Janie was born on July 2, 1940, in Eubank, 

daughter of the late Jesse and Pauline Griffin. She was a member of the Episcopal 

Church of the Good Shepherd in Lexington. 

Janie was ordained in the Sacred Order of 

Deacons with The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, where she served as a chaplain of St. 

Agnes House. She was very devout to her 

calling and held a particular interest in pastoral care. She was selfless and giving in her 

actions, words, and deeds, and genuinely enjoyed helping to improve the lives of those 

around her. A registered nurse by profession, 

she also enjoyed Kentucky politics and 

worked for 10 years as the eastern Kentucky 

field representative for U.S. Sen. Mitch 

McConnell. She will be fondly missed by all 

who knew her. 

Janie is survived by her children, Frances 

Catron Cadle (Ron), Lexington; Reba Catron 

Beirise (Tim), Lexington; Dr. Charles Paul 

Catron (Nicky), Vidalia, Ga.; and James 

Catron (Lillian), London; a sister, Kay 

Denham (Jackson), Somerset; a brother, Jeff 

Griffin (Sue), Eubank; one daughter-in-law, 

Sharon Wagers, Rome, Ga.; grandchildren, 

Matthew Alexander, Caneyville; Laura 

Catron, Lexington; Frank Thomas, Frankfort; Frank H. ‘‘Hank’’ Catron III, Rome, 

Ga.; Takoda and Emily Hacker, London; 

Mary Lauren and Julia Catron, Vidalia, Ga.; 

and one great-grandchild, Collin Alexander, 

Southshore; along with a host of family and 

friends. 

She was preceded in death by her son 

Frank H. ‘‘Casey’’ Catron Jr. 

Visitation will be held today (Tuesday, 

July 10, 2012) at Kerr Brothers Funeral 

Home, 3421 Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington, Ky. 

from 5 to 8 p.m. 

A celebration of Janie’s life will be held on 

Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 10 a.m. at The 

Church of the Good Shepherd, 533 E. Main 

St., Lexington, Ky. 

A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 

12, 2012, in her longtime home of Corbin at 

O’Neil Funeral Home, 201 N. Kentucky St., 

Corbin, Ky., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a 

second celebration of life following at 1 p.m. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be 

sent to the St. Agnes House, 635 Maxwelton 

Court, Lexington, Ky. 40508, or to the ALS 

Association, Development Department, 27001 

Agoura Rd., Suite 250, Calabasas Hills, Calif. 

91301. 

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TRIBUTE TO MORGAN FRENCH 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 

rise today to honor the life of Mr. Morgan French, of Radcliff, KY, who 

passed away in February 2012 at the 

age of 92. The U.S. Army’s Warrior 

Transition Battalion at Fort Knox will 

soon be honoring Morgan by naming its 

barracks after him. Today, I would like 

to pay tribute to this American hero. 

Originally from Perryville, KY, Morgan was a military veteran who personified the ‘‘greatest generation.’’ He 

served in the U.S. Army with the renowned ‘‘Harrodsburg Tankers,’’ Company D of the 192nd Tank Battalion. 

The Harrodsburg Tankers—including 

Morgan and his brother, Edward—were 

in the Philippines’ Bataan Peninsula in 

the spring of 1942 and came under 

heavy attack by Japanese forces. Morgan’s brother, Edward, was killed and 

Morgan was taken as a prisoner of war, 

POW, by Japanese troops. He spent 

nearly three-and-a-half years of his life 

as a POW, enduring extreme conditions 

and harsh treatment. This brave Kentuckian maintained hope and courage 

throughout these hardships and was finally liberated by Allied Forces in September 1945. Morgan’s military service 

did not end with World War II, however. Following his nearly three-and-ahalf years as a POW, he returned to active duty, served two tours in the Korean War, and became a member of the 

Kentucky National Guard. Morgan retired from the military in 1962 after 23 

years of service. He continued to work 

selflessly as a civilian, teaching at the 

U.S. Army Armor School at Fort Knox 

until 1984. 

Morgan and his wife, Maxine—who 

preceded him in death—made Radcliff 

their home for almost half a century. I 

can’t think of a more fitting tribute 

than for the U.S. Army to name the 

Warrior Transition Battalion barracks 

at Fort Knox after Morgan French, an 

American hero. 

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STOCK ACT 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, S. 

3510 addresses the concerns raised by 14 

of the most highly respected folks in 

the national security field, from Michael Chertoff to Mike Mcconnell to 

Michael Mukasey, all of whom wrote 

with serious concerns about the application of one provision of the STOCK 

Act requiring online posting of financial data which would potentially impact the national security and the personal safety of national security and 

law enforcement professionals and 

their families. These are very serious 

concerns they have raised, and given 

that we are on the eve of the August 

district work period, we do not have 

time to adequately address those concerns. Thus, this very short bill adopts 

their joint recommendation to delay 

implementation until the national security and personal safety implications 

can be fully evaluated. Not one change 

has been made to what is required to be 

reported, and there is no change to the 

longstanding requirement that all 

these reports are already available in 

person. It is for the safety and security 

of our brave men and women that we 

need to ensure they are protected 

which is exactly what this bill does. 

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have a letter dated July 19, 

2012, addressed to congressional leaders 

printed in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD, as follows: 


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