[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 74 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1097]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM AVERY

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 10, 1998

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a great 
Philadelphian, William Avery. Bill Avery began his career as a 
management trainee with Crown Cork and Seal's Chicago plant in 1959, 
while he completed his studies at the University of Chicago. His career 
at Crown advanced steadily through the last four decades, as he rose 
from the position of Plant Manager, to Area Manufacturing Manager, Vice 
President of Sales for the Mid-Western Division, and Corporate Vice 
President. After only four years, Bill was promoted from the Vice 
Presidency to President and Chief Operating Officer of Crown.
  Mr. Speaker, because of Bill's leadership as President, and today, as 
Chairman and CEO, Crown has grown exponentially. It is a global leader 
in the packaging industry and a wonderful corporate citizen in my home 
town of Philadelphia.
  Bill Avery is personally active in educational and charitable 
organizations in the Philadelphia region. His board memberships include 
the YMCA, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Opportunities Industrialization 
Center, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Gwynedd 
Mercy College, the Connelly Foundation, PhAME, PAL, Avenue of the Arts, 
Inc., the Franklin Institute and the Regional Performing Arts Center. 
Mr. Speaker, Bill has also been honored by His Holiness Pope John Paul 
II with a knighthood in the Order of St. Gregory.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure that my colleagues join me in honoring a great 
Philadelphian and a great American, Bill Avery.

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