[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1311-E1312]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                        HON. WILLIAM F. GOODLING

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 1996

  Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, this morning I was attending the funeral 
of a close friend. Regrettably, I missed the first rollcall vote of the 
day which was a procedural vote.
  Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

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     LEGISLATION TO NAME POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF ROGER P. McAULIFFE

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                     HON. MICHAEL PATRICK FLANAGAN

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 1996

  Mr. FLANAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing legislation, with 
the cosponsorship of the entire Illinois House delegation and the 
chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight's 
Subcommittee on Postal Service, to rename the Dunning Post Office in 
the 14th State House District of Illinois the ``Roger P. McAuliffe Post 
Office.''
  Illinois State Representative Roger McAuliffe tragically lost his 
life in a boating accident over the recent Fourth of July weekend. 
Roger was a constituent of mine who represented his district on 
Chicago's Northwest Side as well as several suburbs including Park 
Ridge, Rosemont, Norridge, and Schiller Park.
  Roger was the dean of the Illinois State House Republicans, having 
served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1973 until the day of his 
tragic fatal accident. A number of members of our Illinois House 
delegation served with Roger in the Illinois General Assembly and they 
have all told me that it was an honor to have been in the legislature 
with him. Roger was serving as an assistant majority leader in the 
Illinois House at the time of his death.
  Roger was an informal advisor to me in Chicago area matters. He 
always had sound advice on legislation that had an impact on Chicago 
and its suburbs. Other members have time and again lauded Roger's 
useful insights to them as well.
  Roger was a 1956 graduate of my own alma mater, Lane Technical High 
School. He began his public service career path when he served in the 
U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963. Roger graduated from the Chicago Police 
Academy in 1965 and was a Chicago police officer ever since. Roger 
never wanted any preferential treatment because of his being a State 
Representative. He always refused the opportunity for any promotions 
and preferred to stay a patrolman all his life. At the time of his 
death, Roger was still serving proudly as a Chicago patrolman.
  Roger was well respected and well liked by Republicans and Democrats 
alike and that undoubtedly is a key reason why this legislation has 
such broad bipartisan support. The Dunning Post Office that this 
legislation would rename after Roger P. McAuliffe is not only in the 
5th Congressional District of Illinois but, also, as noted previously, 
in Roger's 14th State House District. I can think of no finer action 
that can be taken to forever honor the dedicated public service of 
Roger P. McAuliffe than to rename the Dunning Post Office in Chicago, 
IL, the ``Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office.''

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