[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
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                  TRIBUTE TO NORVAL E. ``NORV'' CAREY

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                          HON. JOHN T. MEYERS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 29, 1994

  Mr. MYERS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, Norval E. Carey is retiring, and 
his colleagues and his friends on the Hill are sorry to see him leave.
  Norv spent 30 years at General Atomics. His distinguished record 
includes expertise in energy and defense matters and his knowledge, 
competence, and honesty are well recognized by those who know him. Over 
those years he accumulated a wealth of institutional knowledge, and I 
have benefited from his expertise. Norv has been a valuable resource. 
But now he will sharpen his fishing techniques and get in the time on 
the water that he has postponed all these years.
  Fish, beware.
  Norv's friendship I will always cherish. It must be something about 
the Midwest, but that Nebraska native and this Hoosier learned the 
value of a dollar early on and shared the same sense of what direction 
our country needed to go to enhance its future.
  Born in Overton, NE, Norv graduated from his hometown high school, 
earned a degree from Hastings College and received a law degree from 
the Cumberland School of Law in 1951. A Navy veteran, Norv also is a 
former FBI special agent. And a great American.
  In 1954 Norv went to work for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 
In 1964 he joined the General Atomics Division of the General Dynamics 
Corp. and in 1969 became its Washington office manager. He was made a 
vice president of General Atomics Co. in 1974 and a senior vice 
president in 1987.
  Norv helped establish the American Nuclear Energy Council and served 
as secretary and treasurer for several years. He has maintained 
membership in the American Nuclear Society, the American Defense 
Preparedness Association, National Security Industrial Association, the 
Air Force Association, the U.S. Army Association, and the Navy League.
  Norv is a good friend. A good husband to Claire, a good father to 5 
children, a good grandfather to 14 grandchildren, and an incredible 
great-father. He's a solid citizen. Straight forward. One who speaks 
his mind. And one whose gentle smile belies a piercing wit.
  Well, Norv, in retirement you'll do it right, casting your line ever 
so smoothly into new waters, listening carefully to the gurgles and the 
splashes, always ready to extend that guiding hand for those who reach 
out.
  Congratulations, pal, you've earned it.

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