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was also noted and he was soon given more

duties and responsibilities.

In the 1970’s and 1980’s he served as vice

president and director of American Machine

and Science, Inc. [AMSI], another company

owned by the late Mr. Carroll. Gary would

later become president of AMSI group of companies. In the late 1980’s he was appointed to

serve on one of the committees of the National Machine Tool Builders, now known as

the Association for Manufacturing Technology.

His good suggestions and hard work earned

him election in 1987 as treasurer of that organization.

Gary served as chairman of the association

from 1993–94. In that capacity, he represented the association on matters of trade,

technology, political, and legal matters. He led

conferences and missions in Bangkok, Thailand, Japan, Hawaii, and Washington, DC.

Gary was able to see some of his recommendations enacted into law by the U.S.

Congress.

Gary will be remembered fondly by the

many friends and family he leaves behind. He

was loyal to both his friends and business associates. This loyalty was shown through his

dedication to CRL industries, of which he

worked for in some capacity since 1964. Gary

cared for his community and friends and was

generous with his time.

His memory will be cherished by his wife of

42 years, Trudy, and by his daughter and sonin-law Brenda and Ward Hinds, his brother

Don and wife Barbara Garrison, and sister

Dorothy and husband Daniel Nix, and sister

Margaret Hauser.

Mr. Speaker, Gary was a caring individual

who achieved a great deal in his lifetime. He

was a leader in his community, in his business, and in national and international manufacturing technology. He will be well remembered. My most heartfelt condolences go to

his friends and family.

TRIBUTE TO LT. COL. TODD E.

fBLOSE

HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, May 10, 1995

Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

pay tribute to Lt. Col. Todd E. Blose for exceptionally meritorious service from July 1993 to

May 1995, while serving as the last commander of the Sacramento Depot Activity.

The closure of the Sacramento Army Depot

has been an unparalleled success and has

become a standard of excellence held up at

the highest levels of the Army and Department

of Defense. In all aspects of the closure, environmental cleanup, transfer of missions and

equipment, transition of real property, and

reuse of the facilities, the Sacramento Depot

Activity family has led the way with resourcefulness, innovation, and dedication.

Lieutenant Colonel Blose has been the leader of this process, collaborating with a very diverse group of individuals and agencies at the

local, State, and Federal levels. Closure of the

base was completed 2 years ahead of the

original base closure schedule saving over

$10 million in fiscal year 1994, $7 million in

fiscal year 1995 and $1.5 million in caretaker

funds in fiscal year 1996 and fiscal year 1997.

This accelerated closure could not have

been accomplished without the impressive

support received from the civilian employees

who were, in fact, losing their jobs through the

closure. Lieutenant Colonel Blose convinced

the employees that he would work hard on

their behalf and gained their promise of dedicated service to support the closure process.

He carried through on his promise and was

able, through extensive and aggressive

outplacement efforts, to place all but 161 of

the original 994 employees on board when he

arrived. These 161 have continued to receive

support and 10 have received subsequent job

placements.

Lieutenant Colonel Blose led the efforts to

complete the necessary environmental documentation for closure, have the appropriate

agencies review the findings, and gain their

approval. Many real estate and environmental

proceeding actions and negotiations had to

take place concurrently so that all required

documents were in place by the target closure

date on March 3, 1995. There were numerous

challenges encountered during the past 2

years, none more difficult than completing the

radiation surveys at the depot and gaining

delicensing approval. Lieutenant Colonel

Blose’s knowledge of radiation issues and his

skill in teamwork and persuasion were vital in

coercing reluctant bureaucracies to expedite

their efforts on the depot’s behalf and to maintain the proper balance of cost versus risk.

Lieutenant Colonel Blose also played a key

role in establishing and cochairing the Restoration Advisory Board, which reviewed and

ultimately supported the cleanup process. He

also provided valuable input and counsel to

the city of Sacramento Army Depot Reuse

Commission. The resulting reuse plan laid the

groundwork for attracting Packard Bell Electronics to the depot site, completely replacing

the former depot work force and providing the

basis for the city’s $7.2 million payment to the

Army for the property in 2005.

In his command tour at Sacramento Depot

Activity, Lieutenant Colonel Blose set a tone of

professionalism, teamwork, and compassion.

He challenged his staff and employees to perform extraordinary efforts and they responded

with an accelerated closure which is being

cited as the national model for base closure,

environmental cleanup, and reuse. I ask my

colleagues to join me in saluting Lieutenant

Colonel Blose’s exceptional leadership performance, which is a credit to himself, the

Tooele Army Depot Complex, the Industrial

Operations Command, and the U.S. Army.

ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY

LITERACY ACT OF 1995

HON. DALE E. KILDEE OF MICHIGAN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, May 10, 1995

Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing along with a number of my colleagues

the Adult Education and Family Literacy Reform Act of 1995. We are pleased to join with

the Administration of this effort to improve the

way literacy services are provided to adults

and families.

There is a literacy crisis in this country. As

the 1993 National Adult Literacy survey

shows, more than 20 percent of adults performed at or below the 5th grade level in reading and math—far below the level needed for

effective participation in the workforce. And

because a parent’s educational level is a

strong predictor of children’s academic success, the effects of this crisis move from one

generation to the next with tragic regularity.

Despite the obvious need for literacy services

among our Nation’s adults, the Adult Education Act serves only a small percentage of

those people who need help. This fact was

underscored by the recent National Evaluation

of Adult Education Programs. While many

adults benefit from participation in the program, many leave before they achieve any literacy gains. Overall, the current design of

adult education and family literacy programs is

too diffuse and diverts human and financial resources from what should be the focus of all

Federal literacy efforts; the provision of highquality, results-oriented services.

The literacy crisis we are facing as a Nation

are serious, ranging from the diminished productivity of business and industry to the inability of parents to help their children do better in

school. In response, the Adult Education and

Family Literacy Reform Act creates, by consolidating a number of related programs into a

single grant to States, a performance partnership designed around five broad principles—

quality, flexibility, streamlining, consumer

choice, and targeting.

The bill responds to concerns regarding the

potential duplication of adult education and

family literacy programs by creating a single

funding stream to States. It consolidates separate discretionary programs for library literacy,

workplace literacy, and literacy programs for

prisoners and the homeless. The bill will ensure that the needs of at-risk populations are

met and requires States to assess the adult

education and family literacy needs of the

hard-to-serve and most-in-need.

Demand for adult education programs has

exploded in recent years for reasons as varied

as the need to learn English to become an

American citizen, to upgrade employment

skills, to obtain a GED, to learn to read and

dozens of others too numerous to list today.

I hope you will join me in helping American

adults reach their full potential as citizens.

Please call Sara Davis or my staff.