[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1538]
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     TRIBUTE TO DAVID ALAN STEIN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 5, 1996

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Capt. Dave 
Stein, an outstanding individual and a fine officer, who is entering 
civilian life after a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy and Naval 
Reserve.
  Captain Stein was born in Sandusky, OH. He was appointed midshipman, 
U.S. Naval Reserve, in September 1961 and attended Villanova University 
on a 5-year NROTC scholarship. After graduating with a degree in 
mechanical engineering in 1966, Captain Stein was commissioned as a 
regular line officer on May 16, 1966, and ordered to duty in USS 
Hassayampa, AO 145, as cargo fuels officer and assistant engineer. He 
served in the Tonkin Gulf for 3 years duty and four Vietnam campaigns. 
In 1969, he completed EASTPAC, LANT, and MED cruises and completed 
qualification as fleet officer of the deck and surface warfare officer. 
He was designated a surface warfare officer in 1975 and an engineering 
duty officer in 1986.
  Captain Stein joined the Naval Reserve in 1970 and began his civilian 
career with Universal Electric, Inc., as an electrical power systems 
designer and project manager. In 1975 he was appointed vice president 
and chief engineer, and in 1980, president of the company. He served 
for 14 years as president, leaving the company in 1994. During this 
period, he completed an MBA in business systems analysis from Baldwin-
Wallace College, graduating first in his class and was selected for 
distinguished membership in the national honorary graduate business 
society.
  In addition to his distinguished careers in the Navy and business, 
Dave has been a leader in his community. Captain Stein is a past 
president of Kiwanis and the Lake Erie Chapter of the Ohio Society of 
Professional Engineers and a past director of the National Electrical 
Contractors Association. He is a Sandusky, OH city commissioner and a 
member of various military, civilian, and engineering societies.
  Mr. Speaker, Dave Stein's distinguished military service is a model 
of patriotism and citizenship. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Dave, his wife Carol, and their children, Paul, Rebecca, 
Christy, and Nathan well as the Stein family begins this new chapter in 
their lives.
  May the Stein family fully enjoy the blessings of peace and freedom 
that Dave Stein has so ably defended as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

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