December 15, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7499 Opening the Bismarck distribution benefit Eastern Idaho for years to The Allens eventually settled in center is one of the goals of the food come.∑ Spofford, NH, a small community in bank’s ‘‘Feed the Future’’ campaign, f the western part of the State. Bill went which has been raising funds since 2015 on to work at a number of local banks TRIBUTE TO WARREN AND JANE and is also hoping to expand the Fargo after a short stint as the owner of the ALLEN headquarters and increase the total of local Tuttle’s Store. He retired as meals it serves next year. This very ∑ Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I rise president of the Savings Bank of Wal- timely expansion of food services today to recognize Warren and Jane pole in 1993. As their children grew up, across the State comes when more and Allen of Spofford, NH. The couple Jane returned to school and obtained a more people are depending on these de- served our country with distinction bachelor’s degree in home economics liveries to feed themselves and their during World War II, and the life they from nearby Keene State College. families. built together is emblematic of the They also applied the leadership These services are possible because of many who came home from war, raised qualities that they refined in the Ma- a committed network of staff, volun- a family, and helped to build the Amer- rine Corps to a variety of community teers, and corporate sponsors and part- ica we know today. endeavors. Bill served as town moder- ners, who provide the funds and work- Warren, or ‘‘Bill’’ as he is known to ator and a longtime member of the force to continue the distribution close friends, was born on March 14, local budget committee. He was also a every week throughout the year. 1923, in Calhoun, GA. He joined the U.S. captain at the Spofford Volunteer Fire In this holiday season during the end Marine Corps in 1942. When asked years Department. Jane worked to establish of a very difficult year, I congratulate later why he decided to enlist, he re- the Chesterfield Historical Society and the Great Plains Food Bank on its vi- plied that he saw a movie about the was a driving force in raising funds for sion and ongoing success in delivering Marines and liked the look of their a new library in town. Bill and Jane food across the State. On behalf of all dress blues. His service brought him were both fixtures at Keene State Col- North Dakotans, I thank all who work across the country, from boot camp at lege basketball games, Bill as an offi- for and with the Great Plains Food Parris Island in South Carolina to cial scorekeeper and Jane as a dedi- Bank for their commitment to this ‘‘tower school’’ in Fort Worth, TX, and cated fan. cause. I wish them continued success eventually to a posting at Marine Last year, they celebrated their dia- and community support for years to Corps Air Station Cherry Point in mond wedding anniversary among fam- come.∑ Havelock, NC. An air traffic controller, ily and the many friends they have f Bill remembers having to stand on or- made in their journey from Cherry ange crates to direct aircraft traffic at Point to the Granite State. TRIBUTE TO PAUL J. WILDE MCAS Cherry Point. The control tower On behalf of the people of New Hamp- ∑ Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I rise had not been built yet. shire, I ask my colleagues and all today to recognize Bonneville County Jane Post was born on April 26, 1923, Americans to join me in thanking Bill Sheriff Paul Wilde and his more than 40 in Spofford, NH. She enlisted in the re- and Jane Allen for their service in years of service to his community. cently formed U.S. Marine Corps World War II and the many contribu- Sheriff Wilde began his career in law Women Reserves in June of 1943. She tions they have made to their commu- enforcement following the Teton Dam trained at Camp Lejeune in North nity in the years since. We wish them disaster in 1976 as a reserve deputy in Carolina and attended control tower all the best in the years ahead.∑ Jefferson County. Within a year, he school in Atlanta, GA. Following her f transferred to Bonneville County where training, she arrived at MCAS Cherry he would remain for the next four dec- Point and was assigned to the air sta- TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN ANFINSON ades. tion’s clearance center. It was her re- ∑ Ms. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise Community service is deeply sponsibility to keep track of all arriv- today to honor a great advocate for the engrained in Sheriff Wilde. Throughout ing and departing aircraft at the sta- Mississippi River. After a distinguished his time as a deputy in the Bonneville tion. It was at Cherry Point that career of public service at the Army County sheriff’s office, he also served Jane’s path crossed Bill’s in 1943. Corps of Engineers and the National on several boards and committees, in- By November of that year, Bill had Park Service, Dr. John Anfinson will cluding as a founding board member of risen to a supervisor position at air retire at the end of this month from his D.A.R.E., president of the 7th Judicial station. One day, a plane carrying a position as superintendent of Min- Court Appointed Special Advocates, U.S. Marine Corps general was descend- nesota’s Mississippi National River and and on the governing boards of Help, ing and given clearance to land. Sud- Recreation Area. Inc., Domestic Violence Intervention, denly, a fighter pilot radioed that his During my time as a board member and Rape Crisis. In addition, he holds plane was losing air pressure and re- for Friends of the Mississippi River, I an Executive Certification from the quested permission for an emergency saw firsthand Dr. Anfinson’s tireless Police Officers Standards a Training landing. The control tower instructed commitment to the river ecosystem. Academy and currently chairs the Jail the fighter pilot to circle the air sta- John has delighted in introducing peo- Standards Committee for the Idaho tion and allow the general’s plane to ple to the mighty Mississippi as it Sheriffs Association. land first. Upon hearing this, Bill flows through the twin cities of Min- Through these opportunities, he sprinted up the stairs of the control neapolis and Saint Paul and sharing learned that effective law enforcement tower and demanded to know who gave stories about the historic, economic, requires a firm and daily commitment those instructions. It was Jane Post. and cultural significance of America’s to community and personal sacrifice. Though he disagreed with her judge- great river. Over the course of his career, Sheriff ment on which plane should have land- In each of his roles, from historian Wilde clearly demonstrated this com- ed first that day, Bill struck up a rela- for the Saint Paul District of the U.S. mitment. His colleagues were not the tionship with that control tower oper- Army Corps of Engineers to chief of re- only people to recognize these qualities ator. They were married 5 months later source management and super- in Sheriff Wilde but also the residents on April 20, 1944, and have been insepa- intendent of the Mississippi National of Bonneville County, who elected him rable ever since. River and Recreation Area of the Na- to three consecutive terms as their Bill continued to serve in the U.S. tional Park Service, Dr. Anfinson has sheriff. Marine Corps until 1946. He reenlisted shared his love for the Mississippi with Sheriff Wilde leaves behind a legacy in 1947 and kept his rank of technical countless people in the Twin Cities and demonstrating the benefits of capable sergeant. In 1952, he was honorably dis- beyond. law enforcement, and we wish him and charged from the Reserves. Jane served Dr. Anfinson has been a leader in pro- his wife Cindy the best as he transi- in the Women Reserves until January tecting the river ecosystem from tions back to private life. His leader- 12, 1945. She was honorably discharged invasive species and has been instru- ship and commitment to his commu- upon the news that she and Bill were mental in saving and repurposing the nity will be missed, but his legacy will expecting their first child. 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It is from the neighborhood to develop her Housing, Department of Housing and Urban fundamental to our very identities as station’s headquarters on H Street and Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, Minnesotans. 4th Northeast, just a short walk from the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Housing Coun- Through his work, Dr.