[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2374]
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                      TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE PERNICK

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 13, 1997

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, as we on the Federal legislative level finish 
our work on the floor for this year, I want to pay tribute to Lawrence 
Pernick, an outstanding legislator on the local level for 27 years.
  Until his untimely and sudden death on November 6, Larry Pernick 
embodied the best in public service. While the Oakland County Board was 
supposed to be an avocation, Larry Pernick viewed his service as a 
county commissioner to be a vital part of his role in life.
  It was manifested in his hard work, his sense of camaraderie beyond 
party lines, and his sense of human about his work.
  There was little publicity about his valuable public efforts, but 
that never bothered Larry Pernick. He valued the respect of his 
colleagues and the integrity of his labors more than the beam of 
publicity. Good work was its own reward, not the limelight.
  So he will be sorely missed, by colleagues, also by his long-time 
friends, and most of all by his loved and loving family, his wife of 48 
years, Anne, his children, and his grandchildren.

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