[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DOUGLAS K. RUSH

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 28, 1997

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues in the Congress to 
join me in paying tribute to Douglas K. Rush, a truly outstanding Naval 
officer and attorney from St. Louis, MO. After 29 years of exemplary 
active and reserve service in the U.S. Navy, Captain Rush is retiring 
from the military.
  Doug Rush, a veteran of the Vietnam war and Operation Desert Storm, 
began his military career in 1968 as a cadet in the U.S. Naval Academy. 
Following his graduation in 1972, Mr. Rush served in the U.S. Navy 
through the end of the Vietnam war until 1978. Following his active 
duty tenure, Mr. Rush joined the Navy Reserves, where he served for 13 
years. In 1991, Operation Desert Storm summoned Mr. Rush's reserve unit 
to active duty, and once again, he was called to serve his country in a 
foreign war. At the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm, Mr. Rush 
returned to reserve duty, whereupon he retired in May of this year.
  Mr. Rush not only began an outstanding military career at the Naval 
Academy, but his education there laid the foundation for an outstanding 
civilian career. Earning a bachelor of science in military and 
political science from Annapolis in 1972, he went on to study at St. 
Louis University School of Law. In 1981, Mr. Rush graduated cum laude, 
earning a juris doctor degree. Mr. Rush worked at the Armstrong, 
Teasdale, Schiafly, and Davis firm first as a law student, then as an 
associate upon his graduation. He eventually became a partner and the 
assistant chairman of the Transportation Law Department. He remained 
with this firm until 1993, when he joined the Law Offices of C. 
Marshall Friedman. As a member of this firm, Mr. Rush specializes in 
trial cases on behalf of injured railroad workers.
  Mr. Rush also serves the community of St. Louis as a civic leader. He 
served for approximately 6 years on the St. Louis School Board, and was 
elected president of that organization. As a member of the school 
board, he lobbied for desegregation programs, and concentrated on 
efforts to raise achievement levels in the St. Louis public schools. 
Mr. Rush has received awards for his civic achievements, including the 
Outstanding Civic Leader Award, given by the St. Louis Junior Chamber 
of Commerce and the Government Achievement Award, given by the East-
West Gateway Coordinating Council. Doug also has served as a trustee of 
the city of St. Louis Mental Health Board since 1992.
  Today, we honor his service to this country, and we also honor 
Douglas Rush for his outstanding civilian achievements in the field of 
law and the community of St. Louis, MO. I wish him well in the days 
ahead.

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