CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE October 26, 2000 Stacey Nuveman, Gold Medal, Softball
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24836 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE October 26, 2000 Stacey Nuveman, Gold Medal, Softball. a grateful nation. Bob is one reason we tributions to the Association commu- Yolanda Griffith, Gold Medal, Women’s now call it the Greatest Generation, nity, presenting him with the John C. Basketball. and they couldn’t have a picked a bet- Thiel Distinguished Service Award. Lisa Fernandez, Gold Medal, Softball. ter Marine of the Year. Thank you Bob, I ask my colleagues to join me today Danielle Slaton, Silver Medal, Women’s ∑ in recognizing Mr. John F. Garde, Soccer. and Semper Fi. Brandi Chastain, Silver Medal, Women’s f CRNA, MS, FAAN, for his notable ca- reer and outstanding achievements.∑ Soccer. TRIBUTE TO JOHN F. GARDE UPON Kimberly Rhode, Bronze Medal, Shooting— f Women’s Double Trap Final. HIS RETIREMENT Nicole Payne, Silver Medal, Women’s ∑ Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today I TRIBUTE TO VAUGHAN TAYLOR Water Polo. would like to pay tribute to a con- ∑ Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. Maurice Green, Gold Medal, Track and stituent from Illinois, John F. Garde. President, I rise today to pay tribute Field—100 Meters; Gold Medal, Track and Mr. Garde will soon be retiring as the to Mr. Vaughan Taylor, a Jacksonville, Field—4x100 Meter Relay. Executive Director of the American As- North Carolina, attorney and his wife Robin Beauregard, Silver Medal, Women’s Linda for their heroic efforts to help Water Polo. sociation of Nurse Anesthetists, AANA, Nikki Serlenga, Silver Medal, Women’s after 17 years of service. I am very save the lives of three of the crew Soccer. pleased to honor the distinguished ca- members aboard the Frisco, a Virginia Crystl Bustos, Gold Medal, Softball. reer of John F. Garde for his contribu- Beach fishing vessel. Julie Foudy, Silver Medal, Women’s Soc- tions to the practice of anesthesia from Avid sailors, Vaughan and Linda are cer. my state of Illinois. no strangers to the perils of the sea. As Laura Berg, Gold Medal, Softball. The AANA is the professional asso- Vaughan navigated their 40 foot sail- Dot Richardson, Gold Medal, Softball. boat, Legacy, off the shores of North Ericka Lorenz, Silver Medal, Women’s ciation that represents over 27,000 prac- ticing Certified Registered Nurse Anes- Carolina, he encountered a pile of Water Polo. floating wreckage. What he did not ex- Adam Nelson, Silver Medal, Track and thetists (CRNAs). Founded in 1931, the Field—Men’s Shot Put. American Association of Nurse Anes- pect to find were three members of the Lindsey Benko, Gold Medal, Swimming— thetists is the professional association Lynnhaven based scalloper, Frisco. It Women’s 4x200 Meter Free Relay. representing CRNAs nationwide. As had been more than eight hours since a Heather Petri, Silver Medal, Women’s you may know, CRNAs administer freighter had emerged from the fog, Water Polo. more than 65 percent of the anesthetics crushing the Frisco and leaving its crew JJ Isler, Silver Medal, Sailing—470 Fleet of four clinging to debris in the dead of Races. given to patients each year in the United States. CRNAs provide anes- night. John Drummond, Gold Medal, Track and Knowing that their boat was not only thetics for all types of surgical cases Field—4x100 Meter Relay. low on fuel in bad weather, but also Julie Swail, Silver Medal, Women’s Water and are the sole anesthesia provider in dangerously testing the limit to his ra- Polo. two-thirds of all rural hospitals, afford- Coralie Simmons, Silver Medal, Women’s dio’s frequency, Vaughan and Linda ing these medical facilities obstetrical, pushed ahead, determined to rescue Water Polo. surgical and trauma stablization capa- Ellen Estes, Silver Medal, Women’s Water these men. After radioing for help from Polo. bilities. They work in every setting in anyone who could hear his plea, Brenda Villa, Silver Medal, Women’s Water which anesthesia is delivered including Vaughan sprang to action aboard the Polo. hospital surgical suites and obstetrical sailboat and began to haul the first f delivery rooms, ambulatory surgical member of the crew out of the water. centers, and the offices of dentists, po- RECOGNIZING ROBERT A. ELLERD Time was of the essence as he struggled diatrists, and plastic surgeons. to pull the other crew member from ∑ Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I would John received his anesthesia training the water. Unable to fight against the like to take a moment to recognize in 1957 from St. Francis Hospital weight of his water logged survival Robert A. Ellerd—a great Montanan, a School of Anesthesia in LaCrosse, WI suit, Vaughan secured the survivor to great Marine, and a great man. and began practicing at the U.S. Public the boat with a life preserver and tight This year, Bob will be honored as Ma- Health Hospital in Detroit, Michigan line. rine of the Year by the Gallatin Valley the following year. Having been a pro- Using their years of experience at Detachment of the Marine Corps vider of anesthesia for numerous years sea, Vaughan and his wife risked their League. Every year these Marines get he became an Associate Professor and own safety to save the lives of these together for the Marine Corps Birthday Chairman of the Department of Anes- men. By treating them for hypo- Ball in Bozeman to honor the tradition thesia at Wayne State University, Col- thermia, they were able to avoid a of the Marines as well as recognize one lege of Pharmacy and Allied Health in fatal tragedy for these men. Concen- of their own. Bob certainly deserves to 1975. Using this experience, he then be- trating on getting the men the five be the one honored. came the Education Director of the miles back to shore safely, Vaughan Bob enlisted in the Marines in De- AANA in Park Ridge, IL in 1980 before hoisted the sails, kept in touch with cember 1941, even though he worked in taking his current role as Executive the U.S. Coast Guard and began cruis- an essential industry—meat packing— Director in 1983. He accolades range ing at top speeds towards the Chesa- and could have accepted a deferment. from propelling nurse anesthesia pro- peake Bay. Ending the heroic crusade After training in San Diego, he left for grams into a graduate framework re- with the credit of saving these lives, the South Pacific. There he helped sulting in 50 per cent of them moving and only a mere .8 gallons of gas to guard the Samoa Islands and took part into the College of Nursing, as well as spare, Vaughan Taylor serves as a posi- in the fierce combat in the Allied ef- establishing the International Federa- tive role model for all those who ven- forts to take Guadalcanal and the Mar- tion of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA) dur- ture into the high seas. shall and Gilbert Islands. ing his tenure with the AANA. John In all that Vaughan Taylor ap- Later in the war, Bob used his com- has served the AANA as a member, proaches, he gives unbridled efforts, bat experience to train other infantry board member, past president, and now and stops at nothing short of success. before they headed to the front lines. will be retiring as a very celebrated ex- As has been the case in his work for No doubt his work helped save hun- ecutive director among his peers. U.S. personnel missing in action and dreds of lives and contributed to the Mr. Garde has many honors to follow their families, Vaughan continuously victory that saved the world from tyr- his list of career accomplishments. fights for the rights of others. He is anny. John was inducted as a fellow of the also one of the most well-respected at- There really are no words that I can American Academy of Nursing in 1994. torneys representing military per- say to adequately thank Bob Ellerd, In 1999 the Association of Chicagoland sonnel who need help, and his knowl- but I can express my appreciation from recognized him for his outstanding con- edge of the uniform code of military VerDate Aug 04 2004 09:45 Jan 17, 2005 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR00\S26OC0.003 S26OC0.