Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20

Whereas, The National Life Insurance
company Of Vermont has suffered a we'll
nigh irrcparable loss in the removal by
death of its president. Joseph a. De
Boer December %, 1915. and
Whereas. 1t is deemed fitting and ap-
propriate that the poicyhoders in this
company, whose interests We're so near
the heart OF its dead president, should
give expression to their appreciation of
his worth as a corporate official. public
spirited citizen and answering friend,
now be it
Resolved, That we. the polcyholders
| in the National Life Insurance company
| OF Vermont, individually and a body,
| do express our utter sense of bereave-
| ment at the passing of our chief execu-
| tive.
| Keenly aware at this time of the in
huences that contributed to the approx
| imation of Mr.. De Beers ideals, we
| note in retrospect: the sturdy Dutch
stock whose racial participation in our
early colonial affairs was so sgnih-
cant; the habitual sef-relance Of his
early boyhood; the industry and per-
sistence OF his school life the marked
scholarship and it's rewards of his col
|
erance as an instructor of youth and
| friend of education; his fearless accept
ance of an unfamiliar post of peculiar
responsibility in this compGnys rs quick
mastery of the intricate prrAourrs of
| actuarial systems and their practical
application; his long and arduous activ-
| ity in the successive posts of secretary,
| second vice-presdent and first vice
president and finally his splendid service
as chief executive and administrative
officer of a great fiscal organization, the
history of whose later growth and
stable maturity vas his own.
Especially is it meet and proper TO
| recor,. our appreciation Of Mr.. De Beers
| wise foresight, alert vigilance and prompt
action In safeguarding the interests of
the rolcyholders and the company In
the many trying emergencies incidental
| to his office We applaud the discrimlnat-
ing Judgment that steered safe course
between obsolescent methods and TOO
radical innovations and recognize with
grateful admiration the results OF an
administrative policy that has placed the
company in the proud position it holds
| in the State and nation.
We are sensible of Mr.. De Beers un
varying recognition of the interdependence
! of corporate, community and individual
| endeaVor; his tenacious grasp OF theii
ethical and political relationship in then
several ramfcations; his equitable ano
lust conceptions of their true proportions
and mis- single minded efforts toward their
preservation; his insstcnce upon the in
nucrccs that make for mutual confidence
and concerted effort in the official staff
and rank Of employees, his patient CON
sideration and helpful attitude towart
them: his dignity, courtesy and iustic,
toward the polcyholders without dis
eliminating favor or special privilege tC
individuals and generally, his invarahl,
Kindness and humanity 70 those in troubl,
or distress. And he it further.
Resolved, that We as policyholder
within and without the State Join in th'
desire to pcrpctuate in these records thu
eloquent tribute paid by Joseph a. De
Boer him self to the state of his adop
ton as an imporishablc reminder OF
the sentiments that formed his ideal!
as a citizen:
1t is probably true that Vermont, a:
, nearly as any spot upon the earth:
crust, has been the scene of the mos
! | conspicuous dttIon ny men III an ti
forts to create, maintain. and advance
Il true independence of person ant
state and upon principles fundamental
9 ly included in the term sclf-Eovern
ment Its people came of stool
, which held education, religion, freedom
of person, and honest dealings in chic
regard, and they We're ready, in sus
tanning these assets of sovereignty I,
sacrifice all And il is further
Resolved. that a copy of these rcso
lutions be forwarded to tho family o
. Mr. De Bocr. another to the press AM
T another be inscribed upon the record
of this company in due form.