[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 127 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1583-E1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             RECOGNITION OF MR. AND MRS. MORTON O. HEINRICH

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                         HON. BRIAN P. BILBRAY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 1, 1995
  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Mr. and 
Mrs. Morton 

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Ochs Heinrich of La Jolla, CA, as they celebrate their 40th wedding 
anniversary on the 14th of August. Mr. Heinrich is also retiring this 
year after working for over 43 years as one of America's top experts in 
the field of lightweight, antisubmarine torpedos. Mrs. Heinrich is a 
community leader and a lawyer, who continues to this day to provide 
free legal services to senior citizens in San Diego. Together, the 
Heinrichs' represent the best that America has to offer and are a 
shining example of an American Family.
  A native of New York, Mr. Heinrich graduated from the Bronx High 
School of Science and the University of Oklahoma. He began his career 
in 1951 at China Lake, in the high California desert, and quickly moved 
to a posting in Pasadena, CA. He settled in San Diego in 1974. He has 
been cited many times over the past four decades for his work in the 
design, development, test, and production support of the Navy's mark 
32, mark 46, and mark 50 torpedoes. He holds a patent on the mark 46's 
acoustic homing system, which went into the fleet in 1967 and remains 
the Navy's standard lightweight torpedo. In 1984, he was awarded the 
Naval Ocean Systems Center's Lauritsen-Bennett Award, the highest award 
given by the center. For over 40 years, his leadership in both the 
public and private sector has been instrumental in maintaining the high 
state of readiness our naval forces rely upon to meet the global 
commitments with which they are tasked.
  A native of Clayton MI, Mrs. Heinrich has been active in the 
community for over 25 years as a bridge teacher. After having raised 
two children, Mrs. Heinrich completed law school, passing the bar in 
1989. For the last several years, Mrs. Heinrich has done volunteer 
legal work at San Diego Senior Citizens Legal Services.
  Their two children have been role models themselves. Their son, Mark, 
is a 1975 graduate of La Jolla High School, a 1979 graduate of the U.S. 
Naval Academy, and a 1989 graduate of the University of Kansas Graduate 
Business School. He is currently a commander in the Navy, assigned to 
the staff of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, 
Development, and Acquisition, Commander Heinrich, his wife, Judy, and 
their two sons currently live in Fairfax, VA.
  Their daughter, Marjorie, is a 1979 graduate of La Jolla High School, 
a 1983 graduate of the University of California at Berkley and a 1986 
graduate of the Golden Gate University Law School. She is currently a 
partner in the Oakland, CA, law firm of Kincaid, Gianunzio, Caudle & 
Hubert. Miss Heinrich currently lives in Oakland, CA.
  Morton and Eileen Heinrich have been totally committed to excellence, 
both in their public lives and in their efforts to raise their family. 
As a lawyer in San Diego, Eileen Heinrich has been a role model for 
others half her age. As a public servant for over 30 years and as an 
expert in this field for over 40 years, Morton Henrich has been a 
tremendous steward of the public's trust.
  Mr. Speaker, Mort and Eileen Heinrich represent a tremendous example 
of an American success story; a couple of modest means who have served 
both the country and the community. It is only fitting that we should 
recognize their many accomplishments as pillars of the community. I ask 
all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in wishing this 
great American couple every success in the future and congratulations 
on their 40th wedding anniversary.


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