[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S19013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RETIREMENT OF DAVID COLE

 Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, David Cole, the officer in charge 
of the Memphis office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service is 
soon to retire. Today I wish to pay tribute to this dedicated civil 
servant.
  For 34 years David Cole has labored in the vineyards at INS, and, 
along the way, he earned a law degree from Memphis State University. 
All who have come in contact with Dave have been impressed with his 
knowledge, his dedication, and his integrity.
  David Aaron Cole joined the agency as an immigration patrol inspector 
on August 15, 1961, at Laredo, TX, following his graduation from 
Mississippi State University in Starkville. Dave answered the call 
during the Berlin crisis and entered the military, assuming active duty 
status on December 23, 1961, where he served until August 27, 1962. He 
then returned to the U.S. Border Patrol in Laredo.
  On January 6, 1966, Dave was promoted and transferred from the Border 
Patrol to Boston as a records and information specialist. In August 
1967, he was promoted and transferred to records and information 
specialist in New York City and became chief of records in 1970.
  On November 19, 1970, Dave was selected as officer in charge, 
Memphis, TN, where he has faithfully served since then.
  Mr. President, Federal employees are often the brunt of jokes, 
cartoons, and talk shows. There are thousands like David Cole who 
faithfully do their job without recognition or fanfare.
  I salute David Cole for his commitment to public service and for his 
dedication to the people he served. I wish him the very best as he 
retires from public service and begins a new career in the private 
sector.

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