[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   TRIBUTE TO RUDOLPH T. GIVENS: 42 YEARS OF SERVICE TO MIAMI, DADE 
                         COUNTY, AND THE WORLD

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 29, 1995
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, this Friday, March 31, the people 
of Dade County will recognize the career and contributions of a truly 
remarkable man, Rudolph T. Givens. After 42 years on the job at the 
Port of Miami--the port's longest serving employee--Rudy Givens has 
retired.
  Over his long tenure, Mr. Givens has truly seen it all and done it 
all. He started out in 1952 as a dock cleanup man at what was then the 
city of Miami commercial docks, a small operation in a quiet, small 
town.
  He caps his career as Assistant to the Director of the Port of Miami, 
one of the busiest cruise and cargo ports in the world. What he did in 
the years in between is the stuff of legend at the Port of Miami.
  Rudy Givens is much more than a dedicated and valuable employee. 
Never content merely to do a job, in every position he has ever held he 
has sought to provide good service--to make the port run as efficiently 
and effectively as humanly possible and to meet the many needs of the 
customers of the port, who hail from all over the world.
  Rudy Givens' knowledge, judgment, and dedication cannot be replaced. 
But his reputation for excellence, the example he set for those for 
whom he worked and for those who worked for him, and his dedication to 
service will continue to positively influence the Port of Miami for 
many years to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join with me and our Dade County 
community in wishing Rudy Givens and his wife, Edith, our thanks and 
best wishes for happiness and success in all their endeavors in the 
coming years.


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