S6538 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 20, 2012 

RECOGNIZING THE DEVEREUX 

FOUNDATION 

∑ Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, today I 

have the honor of highlighting the 

Devereux Foundation, a nonprofit behavioral health organization that supports many underserved and vulnerable 

communities. The Devereux Foundation is based in Villanova, PA, but provides critical services throughout the 

entire country. They are about to celebrate their 100th anniversary. 

The Devereux Foundation began as 

the Devereux School, which was established in 1912 by Helena Devereux. Helena Devereux was a Philadelphia 

schoolteacher known for her success at 

working with special needs children. 

Devereux attempted an integrated, residential therapy approach, where lessons were integrated into daily routines. This was a radical approach for 

its time, but it was one based on Helena Devereux’s firsthand experiences as 

a teacher. The results were a resounding success: by 1920, 22 children out of 

her 30 students had improved significantly. 

By 1938, the State of Pennsylvania 

granted the Devereux Schools a nonprofit charter, and the Devereux Foundation was established. The foundation 

expanded to the west coast in the 1940s, 

and in the 1950s, it began research and 

clinical training efforts. Today, the 

Devereux Foundation operates a national network of clinical, therapeutic, 

educational and employment programs 

that serve children, adolescents, and 

adults. Their services include, but are 

not limited to, residential and day 

treatment programs, foster care 

homes, special education day schools, 

family counseling, and prevocational 

training. In this role, the Devereux 

Foundation has played a critical part 

in uplifting the needy and assisting the 

vulnerable, in Pennsylvania and across 

the Nation. 

I am grateful for all of the work that 

Devereux and its employees have done 

over the last century, and I am proud 

that Devereux, a national leader in the 

field of behavioral health care, calls 

Pennsylvania home. I have heard stories of the many individuals with special needs whom Devereux supports and 

nurtures. Many are children, and I 

have seen how these families struggle 

to find the appropriate care and educational services for them. There is a 

line in Scripture that says, ‘‘Every 

child has a light.’’ Devereux plays an 

especially important role in nurturing 

children who need a little more help to 

reach their full potential, a little extra 

to let their light shine out. I congratulate them on a century of hard work 

and wish them many more years of success. 

As we move forward with the fight to 

ensure that quality and affordable 

health care is accessible to all Americans, I call on us to recognize and emulate the efforts of the Devereux Foundation and the role they have played in 

bringing about positive change 

throughout the country.∑ 

REMEMBERING HENRY MOORE 

∑ Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, today I 

rise to honor and remember Henry L. 

Moore for his exceptional service to his 

community, Commonwealth, an country. 

Born April 8, 1921 in Ocilla, GA, the 

son of Andrew and Eliza Moore, Henry 

entered the armed services on September 22, 1942. Though originally from 

the Peach State, Henry spent his adult 

life living in Pennsylvania. 

Henry was a man of service, a man of 

science, and a man of faith. Today I 

wish to honor him as such. 

As a man of service, Henry distinguished himself as one of the Tuskegee 

Airmen who so faithfully served our 

country during one of its darkest 

hours. Drafted in 1942, Henry graduated 

from the only class of African-American airplane mechanics at Lincoln 

Airbase in Nebraska in June 1943. After 

graduation he was assigned to the 

ground crew of the Fifteenth Air Force 

332nd Fighter group. By 1944 Henry had 

become a crew chief working on B–25 

bombers in the Mediterranean theater. 

The Tuskegee Airmen hold a special 

place in American history, and Henry 

never forgot his part in it. Throughout 

the rest of his life, he remained active 

in the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the accomplishments of African 

Americans in the U.S. Army Air Corps 

during WWII and introducing young 

people across the Nation to the world 

of aviation and science through local 

and national programs. At the time of 

his passing, Henry was serving his second term as the national parliamentarian of that organization. 

As a man of science, Henry graduated 

from West Virginia State College with 

a bachelor of science in physics and 

electrical engineering and later with a 

master of science from Temple University. Following graduation, Henry 

began a career physics and electronic 

engineering until retiring from government service after 26 years. 

Henry loved science, and, following 

his retirement, he continued to pass 

this passion on by teaching science and 

math, first at Roosevelt Middle School 

and then later at Abraham Lincoln 

High School in the Philadelphia school 

district. 

As a man of faith, Henry was very active in his church. Always involved, 

Henry served on a number of boards 

and was president of both the deacons 

and trustees. His love of music intertwined with his church life as he sang 

in the choir and on special occasions 

played his trumpet. 

As Henry’s family and friends mourn 

his loss, I pray that they will be comforted by the knowledge that this great 

Nation will never forget the service 

and sacrifice of Henry L. Moore. May 

he rest in peace.∑ 

HONORING COLONEL EUGENE 

SMITH 

∑ Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I wish to 

commemorate the extraordinary life of 

Col. Eugene Smith of Wilmington, DE. 

Gene was the eldest child of Pat and 

Mary Smith, and his family’s story is 

the American story. He was born in 

Ireland but moved to Wilmington at 

age 13, where he grew up playing sports 

and joined the Delaware National 

Guard while he was still attending 

Salesianum High School. After spending some time at seminary and working at DuPont—a great Delaware tradition—Gene went on Active Duty when 

the National Guard was federalized in 

the early 1940s. Colonel Smith served 

with honor in World War II and rose 

quickly to become a highly regarded 

military investigator with the Office of 

Strategic Services, leading the now-famous investigation into the post-war 

theft of over $1 million in jewels. 

On Thanksgiving Day 1952, the 

Smiths heard the knock at the door 

that every military family fears. Two 

Air Force officers brought news that a 

plane en route from Washington State 

to Alaska had crashed, and all 51 onboard were missing, including Gene. 

The wreckage of the aircraft was 

spotted east of Anchorage, but by the 

time recovery teams entered the area, 

it had vanished, likely buried by an avalanche. The crash was simply stamped 

‘‘unresolved.’’ 

But America doesn’t give up on our 

military heroes. We don’t abandon our 

service men and women, no matter how 

long it takes. That is why I was so glad 

to read in the News Journal that on 

June 10 of this year, the Smith family 

finally got the closure they have been 

seeking. An Alaska Army National 

Guard team in a helicopter spotted debris on a glacier, and a specialized 

team was called in to officially identify 

it as the lost aircraft from more than 

60 years ago. The remains of the souls 

lost that day were exhumed, identified, 

and buried at Arlington National Cemetery—the resting place for American 

heroes. 

The only surviving brother of Colonel 

Smith, Mike Smith of Wilmington, has 

carried on his family’s legacy of service with honor and dignity, and we are 

proud to count him among our neighbors. I join all Delawareans in saluting 

the service and sacrifice of Col. Eugene 

Smith of Wilmington.

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TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL KIRKLAND 

DONALD 

∑ Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, my colleague Senator JIM RISCH joins me 

today in paying tribute to ADM 

Kirkland Donald, U.S. Navy, as he prepares to complete a naval career that 

began with his graduation from the 

Naval Academy in 1975 and concludes 

with his past 8 years of service as Director of the Office of Naval Reactors. 

As Director of the Naval Nuclear 

Propulsion Program, Admiral Donald 


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