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Though Alan and Marilyn’s personal 

life stories may not be widely known— 

both were born and raised in the same 

Brooklyn, NY, neighborhood, but it 

wasn’t until they moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s that they met, fell in 

love, and married—it is hard to find a 

person who isn’t familiar with one of 

the Bergmans’ many famous songs. 

Starting with one of their first breakthrough successes, a song entitled 

‘‘Sleep Warm,’’ which appeared as the 

title track on an album released by 

Dean Martin in 1959, the Bergmans 

kicked off a musical career that has 

lasted half a century. 

In 1968, the Bergmans won their first 

Oscar for ‘‘The Windmills of Your 

Mind,’’ the theme song from the 

‘‘Thomas Crown Affair.’’ This was just 

the beginning for Alan and Marilyn. 

Later, in 1968, ‘‘The Windmills of Your 

Mind’’ also won a Golden Globe award. 

In 1973, Alan and Marilyn won two 

Grammys, an Oscar, and a Golden 

Globe award for ‘‘The Way We Were,’’ 

starring Barbara Streisand and Robert 

Redford. In 1984, they won another 

Oscar for the score for ‘‘Yentl,’’ and 

won Emmys for ‘‘Sybil,’’ ‘‘Queen of the 

Stardust Ballroom,’’ ‘‘Ordinary Miracles’’ and ‘‘A Ticket to Dream.’’ In 

1995, Alan and Marilyn wrote the Golden Globe-, Oscar-, and Grammy-nominated song ‘‘Moonlight.’’ Just a few 

years ago, Alan and Marilyn were commissioned by the Kennedy Center to 

write a jazz song cycle which received 

widespread acclaim. And just last year, 

Alan released his first album as a vocalist, ‘‘Lyrically,’’ featuring some of 

his and Marilyn’s most well-known 

songs. The reviews were phenomenal. 

During their New York and Los Angeles visits, the Bergmans performed a 

few of their hit songs and treated the 

audiences to a special question-and-answer session with Pat Mitchell, the 

Paley Center for Media’s president and 

CEO. Though the Bergmans have been 

partners for more than 50 years, it was 

clearly evident that their rapport with 

each other shines through as strongly 

today as it did when they first met. 

For half a century, Alan and Marilyn 

have written the lyrics and music to 

some of the world’s most recognizable 

and unforgettable songs. Their dedication and passion for life is evident in 

both their marriage and in the work 

they do. It is no wonder, then, that the 

Paley Center for Media has honored the 

Bergmans as part of its ‘‘Paley After 

Dark’’ series. 

As their U.S. Senator, I join the 

Paley Center for Media in honoring and 

giving my most sincere congratulations to Alan and Marilyn, one of the 

most respected songwriting teams in 

music today, for enriching the lives of 

so many. And for the sake of all of us, 

I trust that their joint efforts will continue for many more years.

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TRIBUTE TO LAWERENCE 

CANFIELD 

∑ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my 

colleagues to join me in honoring the 

life of Sacramento County sheriff’s 

deputy Lawrence ‘‘Larry’’ Canfield, 

who was tragically killed in the line of 

duty on November 12, 2008, when his patrol motorcycle was hit while pursuing 

a speeding vehicle. 

Deputy Canfield was raised in Galt, 

CA, where he graduated from Galt High 

School. After graduation he joined the 

U.S. Army where he served for 4 years. 

He later followed his father’s footsteps 

and joined the Sacramento County 

Sheriff’s Department. For 13 years, 

Deputy Canfield took great pride in his 

service to the Sacramento County 

Sheriff’s Department. To his colleagues 

he was known for his dedication to law 

enforcement and passion for serving 

with the motorcycle division. 

Deputy Canfield is survived by his 

loving wife of 16 years, Michelle, and 

children Tyler and Bryce. Deputy Canfield will be remembered as a dedicated 

husband, proud father, loving son, devoted friend, and respected colleague. 

Deputy Canfield served Sacramento 

County with honor and bravery and 

fulfilled his oath as an officer of the 

law. His contributions to public safety 

and dedication to law enforcement are 

greatly appreciated and will serve as 

an example of his legacy. 

We shall be grateful for Deputy Canfield’s heroic service and the sacrifices 

he made while serving and protecting 

the community that he loved.

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REMEMBERING JAMES JOSEPH 

DURANT 

∑ Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, today 

I wish to commemorate the life of a 

true American patriot—Mr. James Joseph Durant of Scarborough ME—and 

to mourn his passing. 

Mr. Durant died in the line of duty 

almost two years ago while serving his 

community through the Volunteers in 

Police Services, VIPS, program. 

His premature death not only devastated his family but left a void in the 

life and social fabric of his community 

and his State. 

Mr. Durant led an admirable and remarkable life. He was married for 47 

years to his high school sweetheart, 

Janine. They began dating in their 

sophomore year when they were forced 

to share her English book because he 

had conveniently forgotten his own. 

Mr. Durant was a dedicated and caring 

father to their three children and a 

doting grandfather of five. 

He was a decorated U.S. Army soldier 

and combat veteran of the Vietnam 

War. Mr. Durant’s loyalty to the Army 

and to his country was so profound 

that he refused a deferral from deployment to Vietnam to which he was entitled when his wife discovered that she 

was pregnant with their second child. 

After his return from Vietnam, Mr. 

Durant dedicated his life to public 

service. He worked with distinction for 

over 25 years as an electronic technician for the Federal Aviation Administration at the Portland International 

Jetport. He also volunteered for many 

activities and programs in Scarborough, including VIPS, where he patrolled parking lots on behalf of the 

local police department. 

Sadly, it was this commitment to 

public service that ultimately cost him 

his life. On December 15, 2006, while 

serving the citizens of Scarborough in 

his capacity as a member of VIPS, Mr. 

Durant responded to a nearby traffic 

accident. 

He was helping the under-manned police department by directing traffic 

when a vehicle struck him from behind. 

Although Mr. Durant was not a career 

officer, Scarborough honored him with 

local law-enforcement honors at his funeral. His was the first death of an officer in the line of duty in Scarborough’s 

modern history. 

Mr. Durant responded to the Nation’s 

call for citizens to volunteer to help secure our homeland after the terrorist 

attacks of September 11, 2001. Managed 

on behalf of the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, VIPS provides an opportunity for 

ordinary citizens to volunteer in law 

enforcement. As a volunteer law enforcement officer, Mr. Durant made his 

community safer, stronger, and a better place to live. 

Unfortunately, after Mr. Durant sacrificed his life heeding that call to 

service, the Federal government compounded his family’s loss by denying 

their application for federal death benefits under the Public Safety Officer 

Benefits, PSOB, program. 

According to the Department of Justice which administers the PSOB program, Mr. Durant did not qualify as a 

‘‘public safety officer’’ within the 

meaning of the law. 

The PSOB program has been plagued 

with problems since its inception. Most 

of the national law enforcement and 

fire services organizations, such as the 

International Association of Fire 

Fighters, the International Association 

of Fire Chiefs, the Fraternal Order of 

Police, and the National Sheriff’s Association, have long complained about 

the huge backlog of benefit applications and DoJ’s overly strict interpretation of the law. 

If we truly hope to encourage more 

Americans like Mr. Durant to engage 

in volunteer activities that safeguard 

our homeland, we must ensure that 

their families are taken care of in the 

event that they die while performing 

duties that public safety officers would 

have otherwise performed. 

Mr. Durant is the first and so far 

only VIPS participant to have died in 

the line of duty. It would be folly to assume that he will be the last. That is 

why I believe that Congress should provide volunteers participating in VIPS 

and the Fire Corps, another potentially 

dangerous citizen volunteer program, 

with death benefits similar to those 

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I fully recognize that proposing to 

expand the PSOB program—even if narrowly—is controversial. But I also believe that such an expansion is necessary. In the future, I hope to reach 

agreement with my friends in the first 

responder community on a way to protect the families of volunteers, like Mr. 

Durant, who lose their lives protecting 

the citizens of this Nation. 

I also pledge to continue working 

with them to ensure that the DoJ addresses their justifiable concerns with 

the administration of the PSOB program. 

As a nation, we owe it to our first responders—whether career or volunteer—to care for their families when 

they have made the ultimate sacrifice 

to protect us. While I regret that the 

Federal Government has not fulfilled 

this obligation to Janine Durant and 

her family, I am committed to ensuring that our Nation treats its heroes 

honorably. 

Mr. Durant was an ordinary American who did extraordinary things. 

Having already served his country in 

combat, having work and family obligations, he made the extra effort to 

serve his community, and lost his life 

in the process. 

We are all poorer for his death, but 

we can redeem it by providing equitable treatment for the families of 

other volunteers who may perish while 

serving the public good.

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TRIBUTE TO MARTIN HANSON 

∑ Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today 

I would like to commemorate the life 

of the great Wisconsin conservationist 

Martin Hanson. Wisconsin lost one of 

the best environmental stewards of the 

last century on October 22 when Martin 

passed away in beautiful northern Wisconsin. I join so many other Wisconsinites, and conservationists nationwide, 

in paying tribute to Martin Hanson’s 

memory. 

Martin Hanson dedicated his life to 

protecting the Wisconsin landscape he 

loved. His legacy will carry on for 

many years to come in the peaceful 

shorelines, deep forests, and shimmering lakes of our State. Thanks to 

Martin’s tireless work, future generations of Wisconsinites will fall in love 

with the great outdoors just as he did. 

The Apostle Islands, a great Wisconsin treasure along Lake Superior, 

have been kept nearly pristine because 

of his environmental advocacy. Like so 

many other Wisconsinites, I travel to 

the Apostle Islands as often as I can to 

enjoy the spectacular scenery. Wisconsin has Martin Hanson, as well as 

Gaylord Nelson, to thank for protecting this Wisconsin treasure. The 

work of these two giants of Wisconsin’s 

conservation movement helped make 

possible my own efforts to preserve the 

Apostle Islands and designate almost 80 

percent of them as federally protected 

wilderness. 

Generations of Wisconsinites are indebted to Martin Hanson, who was a 

key architect of our State’s tradition 

of environmental conservation. So 

today I honor his memory, celebrate 

his extraordinary life, and give thanks 

for his outstanding legacy.

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TRIBUTE TO BILL QUINBY 

∑ Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, there 

are few more accomplished citizens of 

Iowa than Bill—William—Quinby. I use 

the word ‘‘citizen’’ on purpose because 

along with his wife Janice, Bill’s life 

continues to be a model of ideal citizenship and embodies what it means to 

be an Iowan. 

Bill has spent his life living by a simple mantra: work hard and give back. 

In college at the University of Iowa, 

Bill was a two-time letter winner in 

baseball as an athlete and again in 

football as a team manager. He used 

these experiences to help his community, and for 11 years he served as an 

educator in the Cedar Rapids School 

District in various positions as an athletic director, teacher, and principal. 

After a stint in the private sector, he 

later served as the director of career 

counseling and as the athletics director 

at Coe College, one of Iowa’s finest 

small colleges. Along with these years 

of service to his community, Bill also 

served for years as a high school, college, and professional football official, 

serving in such big games as the Rose 

Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Super Bowl 

XIX. 

Yet despite this impressive career, I 

know that Bill would tell you that he 

is just as proud, if not more so, of his 

combined 150 years of service on boards 

and commissions of various charitable 

organizations in his community. Some 

of these groups include the Hawkeye 

Area Boy Scouts, the Cedar Rapids 

Jaycees, the Cedar Rapids Community 

Theater, Habitat for Humanity, the 

Cedar Rapids Community Free Clinic, 

and the Cedar Rapids Board of Ethics 

in Government. 

I would be remiss if I did not emphasize the large amount of time that Bill 

has put into a cause that is also close 

to my heart. As a volunteer for the 

Special Olympics, Bill has been fighting for equality for persons with disabilities. While the legislative work in 

Washington can help create a more 

equal legal framework, the work of volunteers like Bill is what allows equality to emerge in practice. 

To honor these services to the community, Bill was recently awarded the 

University of Iowa’s Lifetime Achievement award. Congratulations, Bill. And 

let me extend to you heartfelt thanks 

for your inspiration and work to better 

eastern Iowa. 

I ask to have an article about Bill 

from the August 27, 2008, Cedar Rapids 

Gazette printed in the RECORD. 

The material follows. 

QUINBY GIVES LIFETIME OF SERVICE

[From the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Aug. 27, 

2008] 

CEDAR RAPIDS.—Bill Quinby once punched 

in the stomach a Minnesota football fan who 

was pestering Iowa Coach Forest Evashevski, 

thus earning the nickname ‘‘Punchy’’ from 

the appreciative head coach. 

But that’s not why he’ll receive a lifetime 

achievement award from the University of 

Iowa on Saturday when the Hawkeyes host 

Maine. 

Quinby, 76, will be honored for his lifetime 

of community service in Cedar Rapids and 

the surrounding area. That punch during a 

Big Ten game at Minnesota in 1952 is just 

one of the many stories he has from a lifetime of memories as an educator, Big Ten 

and NFL referee, philanthropist, public servant, and all-around good guy. 

Quinby will be saluted Saturday along 

with retired Air Force Gen. Donald J. 

Kutyna, who had a distinguished military 

career. Quinby marvels at the company he’s 

in: A working-class kid from Cedar Rapids 

and a decorated U.S. general. 

‘‘Let’s put it this way,’’ he said Wednesday. 

‘‘I’m humbled as hell. And honored.’’ 

Quinby’s many friends and admirers will 

tell you it’s a well-deserved award and has 

little to do with his work as a Big Ten football official for 13 years or his service as an 

NFL referee for 17 years. Rather, it’s a tribute to all the help he’s given others. 

He’s served on the board of directors for 

the Hawkeye Area Boy Scouts, Cedar Rapids 

Jaycees, Cedar Rapids Community Theatre, 

Cedar Rapids Kids League Baseball, Cedar 

Rapids Sports Club, Cedar Rapids Professional Baseball Club, Cerebral Palsy Association, Arc of Eastern Iowa, Cedar Rapids Kernels Foundation, Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, 

Camp Courageous, Habitat for Humanity, 

Special Olympics, National Shrine Athletic 

Committee, and the Linn Area Credit Union. 

He’s served on the Regional Planning Commission, the Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission, the Five Seasons Facility Commission, the Civil Service Commission, and the 

Cedar Rapids Board of Ethics in Government. 

‘‘I always felt it was best to help people 

who possibly needed help,’’ he said. ‘‘I mean, 

look at how lucky I’ve been. I truly feel very 

good about being born here, raised here and 

I’ve lived here all my life. Look how good it’s 

been for me.’’ 

Quinby and his wife, Janis, have been married for 53 years. They have four children and 

nine grandchildren, although one of their 

children, Billy, died tragically in a traffic 

accident as a young man. 

Quinby was an accomplished athlete at 

Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids, but 

three knee operations prevented him from 

playing football at Iowa. He received two 

varsity letters in baseball with the Hawkeyes and got two varsity letters in football 

as the team’s manager, which is why he was 

at Evashevski’s side when that unruly Minnesota fan left his seat behind the UI bench 

and confronted Evy, claiming players were 

obstructing his view of the field. 

Quinby, who did a little boxing in college, 

rushed to Evashevski’s side and slugged the 

guy a couple of times in the stomach, making him double over in pain. ‘‘Thanks,’’ 

Evashevski said after the game. 

‘‘See how lucky I’ve been to be around?’’ 

Quinby said with a smile. ‘‘For a guy that 

grew up at Daniels Park and was nothing at 

Iowa, I feel very lucky.’’

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TRIBUTE TO GENERAL BRUCE 

CARLSON 

∑ Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, today I 

wish to recognize GEN Bruce Carlson, 

one of our most distinguished commanders who will retire from the U.S. 

Air Force on January 1, 2009, after 


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