[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 89 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S6058]
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            CHARLES BEATTY'S DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SENATE

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I would like to commend a fellow West 
Virginian, Charles E. (``Chuck'') Beatty for his significant 
contributions to the Senate on the occasion of his recent retirement 
from the Bell Atlantic Telephone Company after more than 32 years of 
service.
  During the past 11 years, Chuck has faithfully served this 
institution. He was assigned to the Senate in 1986 when he was involved 
in the digital telephone switch installation. He has worked diligently 
and tirelessly throughout these years on any project required by the 
Senate, regardless of the deadline. Some of his other major 
accomplishments include overseeing the installation of 
telecommunications service for the last three Presidential 
Inaugurations and implementation of the state-of-the-art rewiring of 
the Russell Senate Office Building, which is nearly completed. No job 
was ever too big or too small or required too quickly. Chuck always 
provided the Senate whatever was needed as soon as necessary.
  Chuck was born in Cheat Neck, West Virginia, outside of Morgantown, 
where his parents still reside. He frequently returns to a cabin near 
Moorefield to enjoy the West Virginia scenery and air as well as 
canoeing on the North Fork of the Potomac River.
  I want to take this opportunity to thank Chuck for his dedicated 
service to the Senate and wish him well in his future endeavors.

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