[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E132]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO LEON H. FIELDS

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 1998

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Leon H. 
Fields, an outstanding public servant. Mr. Fields has spent nearly 28 
years helping Chicagoans get here to there and back again.
  Mr. Leon Fields of Glenwood, Illinois is retiring from the Chicago 
Transit Authority, which operates the bus and rail system in the city.
  The service Mr. Fields has offered to the CTA is a real ``up-by-the-
bootstraps'' story. He began his career with the authority in 1969 as a 
rail car service and repairman. He steadily rose through the ranks at 
the CTA. Mr. Fields worked as a Maintenance Instructor, a Repair Shop 
Foreman, a Liaison to the Executive Director, Manager of Field 
Operations, Director of Rail Vehicle Light Maintenance and finally, 
General Manager of the CTA's orange line, which runs through the heart 
of my congressional district.
  I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Fields for more than five 
years, and I can tell you that his family's gain will be a loss for the 
people of Chicago who rely on the CTA. His knowledge, experience and 
dedication are second to none.
  I would like to extend to Mr. Fields and his wife Denosia, and their 
children, Leon Jr., Angela, Tarsha and Latryce my best wishes on his 
retirement and my hope that they have many, many years together to 
enjoy the important things in life.

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