[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 125 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1792]
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                           A SPECIAL TRIBUTE

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                           HON. JOHN L. MICA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 1997

  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize James W. Almand, A. Russell Bobo, John S. Chaperon, Rick 
DeGraff, Robert C. Fobes, Frederick W. Leonhardt, William Pinto, Jerome 
Schechter, William Crampton, and James D. Turk. It is my honor to pay 
tribute to these gentleman on the occasion of their visit with me in 
our Nation's Capital today. It has been my privilege to know each of 
these individuals for the past three decades. We all had the good 
fortune of attending the University of Florida together and being part 
of Delta Chi Fraternity.
  Though we have been separated by distance and circumstance over the 
past years, we have always been together both in memory, spirit, and 
fraternal bond.
  As a Member of Congress, I am pleased today to welcome Jim, Russ, 
Bill, John, Rick, Bob, Fred, Jerry, Bill, and Don. These gentleman, who 
I am pleased to call by friends, are each outstanding family men and 
most valuable contributors to their respective communities.
  I welcome each of them to the U.S. Congress and the House of 
Representatives. It had been my great honor in life to know each of 
these gentleman as my friend and fraternal brother.

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