[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1035]
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                        TRIBUTE TO JACK SIZEMORE

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 1998

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the lifetime of 
contributions that Mr. Jack Sizemore has made to our community and 
district. On this, the occasion of his retirement, I wish to thank this 
tireless advocate for the workers and families of our community for his 
ardent support of our district and Northwest Ohio. The position from 
which he is retiring, Director of Region 2-B of the United Auto Workers 
Union and member of the UAW International Executive Board, represents 
the pinnacle of a long and dedicated career.
  Born and educated in Toledo, at Whitener High School. The University 
of Toledo, Mr. Sizemore went to work as a precision grinder in the same 
Dana Corporation plant that employed his father producing heavy-duty 
transmissions. He wasted no time becoming involved in the union, UAW 
Local 12, and won election as a steward in the Dana Unit one year after 
beginning his employment. Three years later, he was elected as a member 
of the unit's shop committee and a UAW Convention delegate.
  When the UAW Dana National Negotiating Committee was founded in 1967, 
Mr. Sizemore was on board as a member. He participated in national 
bargaining with the committee until 1974. He was also Vice President of 
the UAW Dana Council and Chairperson of the Dana Unit Shop Committee 
during that same time. Before being elected as Director of UAW Region 
2-B in 1986, he served as International Representative and Assistant 
Director. Throughout his career he has fought for the Herment of The 
standard of living for all our citizenry.
  Mr. Sizemore's presence has not been limited to the labor community. 
He has given his time and energy in the education, sports and business 
circles of Toledo. He is a member of the University of Toledo Board of 
Trustees, the Private Industry council of Toledo, the Board of Trustees 
of the United Way and St. Vincent Hospital, to name a few. He is also 
active in the Democratic party, serving on the State Executive 
Committee and Democratic National Committee.
  During all this service, he and his wife, Carol, have raised eight 
children and are enjoying the blessing of fifteen grandchildren. As he 
completes his tenure as dealership of the United Auto Workers, our 
entire community warmly congratulates him for his steady leadership and 
careful negotiating skills that have retained jobs, upgraded our way of 
life, and given strength to the cause of workers throughout our nation. 
Godspeed to Jack and Carol and their family in years hence