congressional_record: CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12439

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CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12439 1996-10-21 104 2     TRIBUTE TO THORTON STEARNS SENATE SENATE TRIBUTETO S12439 S12439 [{"name": "John F. Kerry", "role": "speaking"}]   142 Cong. Rec. S12439 Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996) [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)] [Senate] [Page S12439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO THORTON STEARNS Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I am pleased to offer congratulations to Thorton Stearns, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and longtime resident of Winchester, MA, who is the first recipient of the Eugene Joseph McCarthy Philanthropist of the Year Award, presented by Winchester Hospital. For more than 15 years, Mr. Stearns has generously supported the hospital's philanthropic efforts. He has embodied the spirit of philanthropy of Mr. Eugene McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy was a quiet, private, but generous man who upon his passing left Winchester Hospital and numerous other charities a $1 million bequest. Thorton Stearns, known affectionately to the staff of Winchester Hospital as ``Thorny,'' has served the hospital as a corporator. He has acknowledged that his philanthropy has a component of self-interest, having said, ``I have used the hospital and I might need its services again; therefore, it is important that I support the hospital financially.'' Now chairman of the Vacuum Barrier Corp., which he founded in 1958, Thorton Stearns continues to be an active member of the Winchester community. I am pleased to recognize his efforts on behalf of Winchester Hospital and wish to congratulate him on being chosen as the first recipient of its Philanthropist of the Year Award. ____________________

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