[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E675-E676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         TRIBUTE TO JOHN BYRNE

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                       HON. BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 1995
  Mrs. VUCANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I want to salute John Byrne upon his 
retirement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 
the I.B.E.W.
  Mr. Byrne graduated from Storey County High School in May 1943, and 
completed his electrical apprenticeship in Medford, OR, in 1947. He 
returned to Reno in 1950 as general foreman for Landa Electric and 
became a member of the I.B.E.W. Local Union No. 401, in Reno, in 1951.
  From 1957 to 1966 he served as financial secretary/business manager 
of the I.B.E.W. Local Union No. 401, until his appointment as 
secretary/business representative of Northern Nevada Building Trades 
Council. He was reelected secretary/business representative in 1967 and 
1969.
  [[Page E676]] In January 1971 he accepted an interim appointment as 
secretary/business representative of the Honolulu Building Trades 
Council. However, he returned to Reno in July 1971 when he was 
reelected as financial secretary and business manager of I.B.E.W. Local 
Union No. 401, a post in which he served until 1987.
  In addition, Mr. Byrne has been active in his community throughout 
his life. He served on the Washoe County Building Code Appeal Board 
from 1960 to 1964, the Reno Electrical Board of Examiners from 1960 to 
1966, the Nevada Employment Security Board of Review from 1963 to 1971, 
the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council from 1963 to 1971, the Nevada 
OSHA Review Board from 1981 to 1985, the Governor's Committee for the 
Restoration of Virginia City, the Nevada State Industrial Safety Code 
Revision Committee, and the Construction Opportunity Trust. He also 
served as chairman of the Nevada OSHA Review Board from 1985 to 1989, 
president of the California State Electrical Association from 1982 to 
1983, and coordinator of the Construction Opportunity Trust.
  Further, Mr. Byrne's achievements were recognized by the Northern 
Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors who awarded him 
their prestigious Service, Integrity, Responsibility [S.I.R.] Award, 
the only time that award has been given to a labor representative in 
Nevada.
  I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Byrne for his 
accomplishments and my warm wishes for an enjoyable retirement.


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