Darshan Dhaliwal honored for his service to humanity and to our Nation
by U.S. House of Representatives

HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA
in the House of Representatives

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1992

Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today to recognize the achievements of a man whose industriousness and generosity are worthy of public note.

• Here in the people's House, we struggle on a daily basis with the problems and challenges that face us as a nation and as a society. It is easy for us to forget that for millions of people in other parts of the world, the United States of America is still a land of promise, a land of opportunity, a land of hope. It is easy for us to forget that many people in other parts of the world look at the United States and see a great deal that is right.
• One such man is Darshan Singh Dhaliwal. Born in India in 1951, Mr. Dhaliwal emigrated to the United States in 1972. He entered Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, to study engineering. He became a citizen in 1982.
• Over a period of 15 years, through hard work, self-denial, and perseverance, Mr. Dhaliwal realized the American dream. Through his labor, ingenuity, and tenacity, he built a multi-million-dollar business--Dhaliwal Enterprises--which today employs 5,000 people and posts annual profits that exceed $50 million.
• While one can understandably be impressed by the accumulation of such a great deal of wealth in so short a time, one is far more impressed by the humility and decency of Mr. Dhaliwal himself.
• Albert Schweitzer once said that the fundamental principle of morality was that good consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life. By this definition, Darshan Dhaliwal is a highly moral man.
• His generosity is expressed in a variety of ways. For the past 12 years, he has promoted the sport of soccer among Midwestern youth and sponsored the Dhaliwal Mequon fall soccer tournaments in which 150 to 200 teams from area schools and clubs participate.
• He has launched a project to build an ultramodern school in his native village of Rakhra, India, and donated $1 million for a new heart-lung transplant hospital in Patiala, India. In December 1991 he made a gift of $5.3 million to the Iowa Western Community College.
• In addition he is active in both Indian and American religious and cultural communities, donating his time, talents, and wealth for the betterment of humanity, working to unify not just persons of Indian heritage, but persons of all heritage.
• As you can imagine, over the past 2 years, Darshan Dahliwal has received numerous awards and recognitions. This year, however, he has been chosen by Chitrahar as the recipient of the prestigious 1992 Indira Gandhi Memorial Award--an award given to the individual who best exemplifies the qualities the late Prime Minister has come to represent: The leadership, moral courage, unselfish service, and inspired vision that transcends all barriers and strives for the fulfillment of the human potential.

I rise today to honor him and offer him congratulations on receiving this award. Thank you Darshan for your service to humanity and to our Nation.

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