[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 120 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1735-E1736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    GARY KARNOPP: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, SAN DIEGO BUILDING & 
                      CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 1997

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gary Karnopp, an 
exemplary representative of the San Diego region. Mr. Karnopp is being 
honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the San Diego Building 
& Trades Council for his dedication to working Americans.
  Mr. Karnopp is a carpenter and skilled tradesman, and as such has 
represented his brothers and sisters of the Carpenter's Union in a wide 
variety of positions, always working to promote higher standards of 
employment for building trades workers.
  He has been a member and leader of his union during his entire 
career. For the past 24 years, he has been a business representative 
and office in a local union. He served 17 years as financial secretary 
for Carpenters Local 2398, and earlier this year was elected financial 
secretary of local 547. He has been a delegate to the San Diego 
District Council of Carpenters for 15 years. He has served both as a 
delegate to the Southern California Conference of Carpenters and to the 
Southern California-Nevada Regional Council of Carpenters. He is 
currently business representative for the southern California-Nevada 
region.
  In addition, Mr. Karnopp is a long-time member of the East County 
Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Committee, the San Diego County 
Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Committee, and the Southern California 
Carpenters Overall Joint Apprenticeship Committee. He has served for 
two decades as a delegate to the San Diego Building Trades Council, 10 
years on the executive board. He is also a 20-year delegate to the San 
Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council.
  His service extends to the greater community, as chairman of the 
personnel commission for the city of El Cajon, the east county advisory 
board for United Way, and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 576.

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  I want to sincerely congratulate Gary Karnopp, his wife Cynthia and 
their two children, Lindsey and Alyssa--and I want to recognize his 
contributions to San Diego County and his achievement in receiving the 
Distinguished Service Award from the San Diego Building & Construction 
Trades Council.

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