[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1007-E1008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM E. REICH

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 1998

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the career of a 
lifelong public servant, Mr. William E. Reich. Mr. Reich is a native of 
New York State, born and raised in the Village of Tannersville, Greene 
County, New York. Bill is the devoted and loving husband to his wife, 
the former Elizabeth Ann Parslow. Despite significant hardship and 
adversity in his life, Bill has always maintained a commitment to 
himself and his family to persevere. Bill and Betty Reich are the 
loving parents of two children, Glenn and Wendy, as well as 
grandparents of 6, 3 boys and 3 girls. Bill is also active in his 
community and is a Member, Mt. Tabor Lodge, F&AM #807; Member, Catskill 
Council #78 Royal and Select Masons; and Member of the Royal Arch 
Mountain Chapter 250 Masons.
  Mr. Speaker, Bill has served on the County Highway Department for 
thirty-nine years. In his professional capacity, Bill was appointed 
Greene County Superintendent of Highways in 1979. Since this 
appointment, Bill has volunteered his time in many Statewide 
Associations including the New York State Association of Counties and 
the New York State Association for Solid Waste Management.
  Prior to Bill's appointment as Greene County Superintendent of 
Highways, Mr. Reich served in the Greene County Highway Department as 
general foreman from 1970-1979; working foreman from 1966-1970; 
engineering aid from 1964-1966; motor equipment operator from 1963-
1964; and road maintainer/laborer from 1959-1963.
  In addition to Bill's efforts to provide a safe and efficient 
infrastructure for the safety of the motoring public in Greene County, 
Bill served with distinction as the Mayor of the Village of 
Tannersville, New York. A lifelong member of the Republican Party, Bill 
proudly serves as a Member of the New York State and Greene County 
Republican Committees.
  Mr. Speaker, the membership of the New York State County Highway 
Association, affected industry, as well as New York's motoring public, 
are grateful to Bill for his dedication

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in securing adequate State and Federal transportation funding for 
county governments across New York State. Bill has exemplified the term 
public servant and has devoted himself to community service in both his 
professional and personal lives. Mr. Speaker, I have always said you 
can judge a person by how much he returns to his community. By that 
measure, Bill Reich is a great American.

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