[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    CONGRESSMAN KILDEE HONORS UAW LOCAL 599 REUTHER AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 1995
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay tribute to 14 
members of UAW Local 599, who will be recipients of the Walter P. 
Reuther Distinguished Service Award. On Sunday, March 19, 1995, these 
individuals will be honored at the Walter and May Reuther Twenty Year 
Award Banquet.
  Local 599 has always had a special place in my heart because my 
father was one of its original members. Over the years, Local 599 has 
developed a strong and proud tradition of supporting the rights of 
working people in our community, and improving the quality of life for 
its membership.
  Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honor to recognize these special 
individuals who, for 20 years, have diligently served their union and 
community. During this time, each one of these UAW members have held 
various elected positions in the union. And there is no question they 
have represented their brothers and sisters well.
  It is very fitting that these 14 people be recipients of the Walter 
P. Reuther Distinguished Service Award. Walter Reuther was a man who 
believed in helping working people, and he believed in human dignity 
and social justice for all Americans. The recipients of this award have 
committed themselves to the ideals and principles of Walter Reuther. 
They are outstanding men and women who come from every part of our 
community, and they share the common bond of unwavering commitment and 
service.
  Mr. Speaker, I would ask the members of the U.S. House of 
Representatives to join me in honoring Robert A. Johnson, Charles 
Whitten, Kenneth Knauff, Bob Wright, Timothy M. Bank, Earl D. Oram, 
Daniel C. Neeley, Bryce Stanton, Ron Dodge, Mary Shumpert Coleman, 
Joseph D. Niedzwiecki, Dan Kiefer, Butch O.L. Robinson, and Kenneth 
Kagen. I want to congratulate these fine people for all of the work 
they have done to make our community a better place to live.


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