[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 92 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO RALPH MILTEER

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 19, 1996

  Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, this evening a retirement 
dinner is being held in honor of Ralph Milteer. Mr. Milteer is ``a man 
for all seasons.'' He has spent all of his adult life helping others. 
When I think of achievers, Ralph is always on my list. His achievements 
have benefited him personally but more importantly, they have benefited 
many, many New Jerseyans.
  Ralph Milteer is a product of the East Orange, NJ, school system 
where he attended elementary and high schools. After graduation from 
Montclair State College Ralph returned to the system as a teacher. For 
36 years, he has been affiliated with the same school system in many 
different capacities. He has been a classroom teacher, a counselor, a 
coordinator, a director, an administrative assistant, and an assistant 
principal during his career.
  Ralph believes in being prepared and has spent a great deal of his 
life attending school. He has done a great deal of graduate work and 
received his Master's degree from Newark State College Graduate School. 
Coursework at the NASA Center is also a part of his resume. Ralph has 
used his experience in the classroom in a great deal of his community 
work where he has been active in many recreation programs.
  Ralph's love of the communities he serves is evident in his work in 
East Orange and in his hometown of Hillside, NJ. He has been active in 
the Citizens' Advisory Committee of the Hillside Board of Education, a 
member of the Hillside Board of Education, and president of the 
Hillside Democratic Club. Realizing that he could serve his community 
better from an elected position, Ralph was elected to the Hillside 
Township Committee where he has served as the Finance Commissioner, the 
deputy major and major of Hillside for two terms.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure my colleagues will want to join me as I offer 
my congratulations to Ralph Milteer and extend my best wishes to him 
and his family for a happy, active and healthy future.

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