[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING MAYOR ED GOTTHARDT, SEGUIN, TX, ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. FRANK TEJEDA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 1996

  Mr. TEJEDA. Mr. Speaker, Ed Gotthardt has served as mayor of the 
beautiful and historic city of Seguin since 1990. Since much of Seguin 
is in the congressional district I represent, it has been my privilege 
to work with mayor Gotthardt since I was first elected to this body in 
1993. Before seeking elected office, mayor Gotthardt was a business 
leader with a long history of dedicated community involvement. Once in 
office, he led his city with integrity and fairness. Mayor Gotthardt 
has shown this Nation how a citizen with a distinguished career in 
business and community service can step forward into elected leadership 
and achieve further success.
  Mayor Gotthardt has an unusually long resume of community 
involvement. He is past president of the Guadalupe Shrine Club and the 
H.E.B. retiree organization. He is a member of the Seguin Elks Lodge 
No. 1229, the Seguin Masonic Lodge #109, Seguin Eastern Star Chapter 
#555, and the Seguin Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of Faith 
Lutheran Church in Seguin. He has been married for many years to Rosa 
Lee Gotthardt, with whom he has enjoyed the company of three children.
  Mayor Gotthardt has set an example for the participation of a citizen 
in this Nation's proudest tradition, one which the people of Seguin 
hold sacred, our free and democratic political institutions. I wish we 
had more committed local leaders like Ed Gotthardt. For that reason, I 
ask that this U.S. House of Representatives formally recognize mayor 
Gotthardt on the occasion of his retirement from public service.

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