[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E995]
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    A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL RICHMOND 1998 OAK CREEK CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 1998

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a truly outstanding 
resident of my congressional district, Mr. Michael Richmond, whose 
years of dedicated service to his community and his country have been 
recognized as he has been named 1998 Oak Creek Citizen of the Year.
  Mr. Richmond has made a positive impact on the lives of hundreds of 
Oak Creek, Wisconsin youth, first as a classroom teacher from 1974 to 
1985, then as Athletic Director for the Oak Creek-Franklin School 
District from 1985 to the present. He has worked countless hours 
coaching boys and girls in track and cross country, as well as acting 
as the boys swimming and basketball coach. In 1984, he was named 
District 7 Cross Country Coach of the Year. Mike has also served as a 
volunteer coach for a number of basketball camps and tournament teams 
for the school district.
  In addition to the many significant contributions Mike Richmond has 
made during his tenure as Oak Creek Athletic Director, he also served 
his country for 21 years as a member of the 84th Division of the U.S. 
Army Reserves, and was named Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year from 
1983-1986. Mike's dedication also extends into the community of Oak 
Creek, where he has been involved in a number of activities, including 
community run/walks to raise funds for the community center, and city 
cleanup activities.
  Mr. Richmond is an active member of the Oak Creek Education 
Association, having served for 24 years as chairperson of Public 
Relations, and is also a member of the Wisconsin Basketball 
Association, the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association, the WADA 
National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, and St. 
James Catholic Church.
  Mike is a caring and devoted educator and an excellent role model for 
Oak Creek youth. He is also a devoted family man who has been married 
nearly 28 years to his wife, Judy, and has been blessed with three 
children, Chad, Mark and Beth. Please join me in honoring Mike for all 
he has done to help make the City of Oak Creek such a special place to 
live and work.
  A heartfelt congratulations to Michael Richmond, 1998 Oak Creek 
Citizen of the Year!

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