[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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              ROY MERRILLS: DEDICATED TO TELECOMMUNICATION

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 1994

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a constituent and 
special individual, Roy Merrills, upon his retirement from Northern 
Telecom, Inc. Roy's distinguished career with NTI, one of the top 
telecommunications companies in the world, spanned 36 years. He will be 
feted this week by his colleagues in the telecommunications industry 
and by community leaders at a dinner in Nashville, the home of NTI's 
headquarters.
  As this generation reaps the benefits of the information age and 
stands on the doorstep of telecommunications opportunities that were 
almost science fiction just two decades ago, we can look to Roy 
Merrills as one of the early architects of the communications highway.
  In his many positions at NTI, including president and chairman, Roy 
helped guide the company which has been a leader in new ideas and 
technologies. He had responsibility for marketing, sales and service of 
all Northern Telecom products in the United States. He was instrumental 
in NTI's growth during the early 1970's into one of our Nation's major 
telecommunications equipment manufacturers. Today, NTI employs 22,000 
people across the country.
  Roy is an engineering graduate of the Liverpool College of Technology 
and registered professional engineer. He is a member of the board of 
trustees of the Aspen Institute.
  He and his charming wife, Marian, have four children. As Roy and 
Marian begin a new chapter in their lives, they do so knowing they have 
made a lasting contribution both to the Nashville community and to our 
Nation's economic future.

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