S10646 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 19, 2008 

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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