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September 21, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1325 the forefront of job-creation, technology and TRIBUTE TO EAGLE SCOUT With the help of his brother, Seattle Deputy scientific discovery. BRENNAN T. PLUMMER Mayor Bob Gogerty, Pat obtained funding for On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- the program. Mr. Gogerty worked to identify abused children under the age of five. When sional District of Texas, congratulations and HON. DAVID YOUNG OF IOWA parents were unable or unwilling to bring them thank you to David Williams for his innovation, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the center, he arranged for them to be dedication and work with Noble Corporation. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 transported to the center in a van. At the time, Keep up the great work. treating children regardless of parental partici- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise pation was a revolutionary concept, but Mr. f today to recognize and congratulate Brennan Gogerty proved it effective. In 1979, he com- T. Plummer of Council Bluffs, Iowa for achiev- missioned a longitudinal study that found after RECOGNIZING BLACK ARCHITECT ing the rank of Eagle Scout. Brennan is a 10 years, the children from Seattle Day Nurs- JULIAN ABELE AND THE NAM- member of Boy Scout Troop 249 in Council ery were found to be significantly less likely to ING OF ABELE QUAD AT DUKE Bluffs. be involved in criminal activity than children The Eagle Scout designation is the highest UNIVERSITY from other state programs. advancement rank in scouting. Approximately Mr. Gogerty became a master of public rela- five percent of Boy Scouts earn the Eagle tions and Seattle Day Nursery began to re- HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD Scout Award. The award is a performance- ceive national attention. Shortly before chang- based achievement with high standards that OF NORTH CAROLINA ing its name to Childhaven, it was the subject have been well-maintained over the past cen- of a major article in Life magazine. When IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tury. funding for the program was threatened in To earn the Eagle Scout rank, a Boy Scout 1985, I stood on the State House floor and Wednesday, September 21, 2016 is obligated to pass specific tests that are or- read the story featured in the article, a child ganized by requirements and merit badges, as Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise saved by Childhaven. The boy had broken his well as completing an Eagle Project to benefit today to recognize the contributions of Mr. Ju- arm saving his brother, who had been put in the community. Brennan’s Eagle Project co- the dryer by their mother as punishment for lian Abele, the African American architect of ordinated a work crew at Emanuel Lutheran wetting his pants. Childhaven subsequently re- Duke University’s original campus, located in Church. The work crew constructed a gaga pit tained its funding. Durham, North Carolina. for the church. Brennan has held several lead- In 1992, The Patrick L. Gogerty branch of ership roles in Troop 249 such as patrol lead- In recognition of Julian Abele’s role at Duke Childhaven opened in the city of Auburn, WA. er, historian, and senior patrol leader. The University, a ceremony will be held on Friday, Upon his 1998 retirement, Mr. Gogerty was work ethic Brennan has shown in his Eagle September 30, 2016 to celebrate the naming recognized in a Seattle Times editorial titled Project, and every other project leading to his of the main quadrangle on West Campus as ‘‘Fighting for Kids Unable to Fight for Them- Eagle Scout rank, speaks volumes of his com- Abele Quad. In 2015, Duke students pre- selves.’’ sented the need to recognize Abele and the mitment to serving a cause greater than him- Mr. Speaker, Mr. Gogerty was an advocate self and assisting his community. for the defenseless. His legacy will live on in Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Mr. Speaker, the example set by this young the Childhaven, its renowned model of care naming of Abele Quad. man and his supportive family demonstrates and the children whose lives he helped Mr. Speaker, Julian Abele is the youngest of the rewards of hard work, dedication, and per- change. His lifetime of kindness and advocacy eight children raised in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- severance. I am honored to represent Bren- left an indelible mark on the state of Wash- nan and his family in the United States Con- vania. He studied at the University of Pennsyl- ington and he will be dearly missed. vania, where he became the first African gress. I know that all of my colleagues in the f American to graduate from the University’s U.S. House of Representatives join me in con- Graduate School of Fine Arts. Following grad- gratulating him on obtaining the Eagle Scout IN HONOR OF THE NEW MOUNT uation in 1906, Abele was hired as an archi- ranking, and I wish him continued success in PLEASANT MISSIONARY BAPTIST his future education and career. tect at the firm of American architect Horace CHURCH 126TH ANNIVERSARY Trumbauer. There, Abele became chief de- f signer in 1909. Abele was admitted into the COMMEMORATING THE PASSING HON. MIKE ROGERS American Institute of Architects in 1942. OF PAT GOGERTY OF ALABAMA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Records indicate that Julian Abele provided the guiding vision for Duke’s West Campus HON. JIM McDERMOTT Wednesday, September 21, 2016 OF WASHINGTON between 1924 and 1935. He is credited for the Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES design of several well-known buildings on ask for the House’s attention to recognize the Duke’s campus, including Duke Chapel, Cam- Wednesday, September 21, 2016 126th Anniversary of the New Mount Pleasant eron Indoor Stadium, and the West Campus Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, it is with Missionary Baptist Church. quads. In 1988, a portrait of Abele was hung great admiration that I rise today to honor the During the early years of the church, serv- in the lobby of the Allen Building, which was memory of my friend Pat Gogerty, who passed ices were held in a log building under the Abele’s last creation prior to his death in 1950. away August 26, 2016 at the age of 86. Pat leadership of Rev. Tom Williams. Many years was a pioneer in child welfare advocacy and have passed since then, and pastors have Abele Quad will span the area from the created Childhaven, a program that changed come and gone. The church has seen more steps leading to the Clock Tower Quad, the lives of countless abused children in Se- than a century of change and growth. Much of Davison Quad, and the Chapel Quad—an attle and continues to serve as a national that growth would not have been realized with- area that is home to more than thirty buildings model for therapeutic child abuse programs. out the leadership of two of the church’s most and spaces designed by Julian Abele. A mark- Patrick ‘‘Pat’’ Gogerty was born September recent pastors, William Jones and Anthony er will be placed at the center of the Quad to 12, 1929 in Oregon and raised in Seattle. Williams. inform visitors that every surrounding building Physically abused by his father, and placed in In William Jones’ 27 years as pastor, his ac- is the work of Abele’s hand. foster care several times, Mr. Gogerty had a complishments were many. Improvements to natural understanding of the abused children the church included the additions of a Junior It is with great pride that I acknowledge the for which he would become an advocate. Usher Board and a third Sunday service. Most contributions of Mr. Julian Abele and the nam- After serving in the Army, he became the di- notably, he was able to secure a property to ing of Abele Quad on the campus of Duke rector of Seattle Day Nursery in 1973 and fully build a more up-to date church that could bet- University. Abele Quad will let everyone who transformed it from a daycare into an effective ter accommodate the recent growth. The dedi- studies, lives, works, and visits Duke’s cam- center for early intervention and therapy. The cation service for the new location on County pus be reminded of Mr. Julian Abele, a tal- key tenets of the program continue to this day: Road 13 was held on November 27, 2005, ented Black architect who played a significant three hot meals, an on-site nurse, speech, and is still in use today. role in the University’s creation during the physical and play therapy, as well as support Since 2012, Rev. Anthony Williams has country’s darkest days of racial segregation. and education for parents. proudly served the church. Taking over where VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:05 Sep 22, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21SE8.020 E21SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with REMARKS.