[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MELVIN EGGERT

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 27, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my sympathy to the 
family and many friends of Melvin Eggert, the former mayor of 
Countryside, IL, a community in my district.
  Mr. Eggert was a true pioneer in the community, which was 
incorporated in 1959. From 1960 to 1963, he served on the city council 
and then was Countryside's mayor from 1963 to 1967. He helped guide the 
city through its infancy, providing the foundation for its growth into 
one of the most prosperous suburbs in the Chicago area. He was also a 
successful restaurant owner in the area.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my condolences to Mr. Eggert's wife, Martha, 
and his entire family and his many friends on his passing.

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