[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 109 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE O'HANLON

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                         HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 9, 1994

  Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to pay tribute to George 
O'Hanlon who recently celebrated his retirement from the Internal 
Revenue Service after 33 years of public service.
  George O'Hanlon has long been a prominent leader in the professional 
tax community. Throughout his distinguished career with the Internal 
Revenue Service, George has served with the highest degree of 
professionalism. He pioneered several innovative techniques which 
improved the working relationship between the professional tax 
community and the media and the public at large. His efforts in this 
area promoted a greater public awareness of Internal Revenue Service 
programs and the efforts of Internal Revenue Service employees to serve 
all taxpayers effectively. George O'Hanlon's efforts have been 
recognized publicly on several occasions. He has received the highest 
levels of awards given to Internal Revenue Service personnel or Federal 
executives for outstanding service and achievements. He was honored 
with the Internal Revenue Service Commissioners Award in 1986 and 1988. 
George received the Meritorious Rank Award for extraordinary executive 
accomplishments from the President of the United States in 1992. Most 
recently, he was presented with the 1994 Albert Gallatin Award by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for his outstanding public service throughout 
his career with the Department of the Treasury.
  George O'Hanlon is a native of New York and received his bachelor's 
degree in accounting from Utica College of Syracuse University. In 
1961, he began his career with the Internal Revenue Service as a 
revenue agent in Albany, NY. After working his way through mid- and 
top-level management positions, he was chosen for Internal Revenue 
Service's Executive Selection and Development Program in 1980.
  Upon completion of the program, he was appointed Assistant to the 
Director of the Internal Revenue Service's Hartford, CT district and 
subsequently moved to become Assistant Director in Cincinnati, OH. In 
1983, George became the taxpayer ombudsman in Washington, DC, where he 
developed several programs which enhanced the ability of the Internal 
Revenue Service employees to respond more quickly to the special needs 
of taxpayers. From 1985 to November 1986, Mr. O'Hanlon served as 
executive secretary to several Internal Revenue Service Commissioners.
  In November 1986, George O'Hanlon was appointed Director of the 
Pittsburgh District. During his tenure as Pittsburgh District Director, 
he established the Internal Revenue Service's Congressional Affairs 
Program, which has significantly improved the working relationships 
with Members of Congress and their field office staff to better serve 
the taxpayers. It was through George's efforts that this program was 
implemented nationwide.
  After spending an additional 2 years in Washington, DC, from 1991 to 
1993, Mr. O'Hanlon resumed his former position of District Director of 
the Pittsburgh Office of the Internal Revenue Service, until his 
retirement from the Internal Revenue Service in June 1994. Today, 
George O'Hanlon is working for a national accounting firm.
  Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that the assembled Members of the U.S. 
House of Representatives should have this opportunity to reflect on the 
lifelong service of an individual like George O'Hanlon. His life in 
public service as a civil servant is an inspiration to everyone who 
seeks to serve the public.

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