[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 119 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1691]
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              TRIBUTE TO LARRY FOREMAN OF LAWSON, MISSOURI

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                            HON. PAT DANNER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 10, 1998

  Ms. DANNER. Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to pay tribute to my 
constituent Larry Foreman of Lawson, Missouri. I would like to commend 
him on the occasion of his retirement in July 1998 after many dedicated 
years of service to Ford Motor Company and the UAW.
  Larry was born in Shelby County, Missouri. He was raised in Novelty, 
Missouri and graduated from high school in 1960. After attending U.S. 
Trade School in Kansas City, he served in the Marine Corps from 1961-
1965.
  In February of 1965, Larry began work on the assembly line in the 
Passenger Trim Department of the Ford Motor-Company Kansas City 
Assembly Plant. In 1966 he continued his work as a fork-lift operator 
in the Stock Department. In 1967 he became a hi-lo mechanic in the 
Maintenance department.
  Larry was elected district committeeperson of UAW-Local 249 on the 
day shift in the Stock Maintenance Department in 1973. He held this 
position for 11 years. He also served as Skilled Trades Representative 
and Delegate until 1984. He was then elected President of Local 249. He 
was appointed to the staff of the International Union-UAW as an 
International Representative in the National Ford Department. He worked 
in Detroit on UAW-Ford Joint Programs until he was transferred to the 
Region 5 staff in Kansas City in 1989 as a servicing representative for 
Locals 249, 710, 1070, and 2366. He served at this post until his 
retirement on July 1, 1998.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Larry on all his years 
of dedicated service. I would like to take this opportunity to wish him 
the best as he begins a new life in his retirement years.

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