[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        OUR THANKS TO CAL HORNER

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 1998

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to call to the attention 
of our colleagues the accomplishments of our constituents, especially a 
constituent that I am privileged to have as both a friend and a long-
time supporter. On October 24, Cal Horner will be retiring after forty 
year with the Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' International Union. He 
will be joined by family and friends who have a surprise or two in 
store for him.
  After graduating from T. L. Handy High School, Cal began a three-year 
apprenticeship in Lathers' Local 131. With the skills he developed, he 
then worked in commercial, residential, and heavy industrial 
construction from 1959 until 1978, until he was elected as the business 
representative of the Michigan State Council of Lathers. From 1980 
until 1996 he was elected as the business representative of Local 
1028--L. He also served as the Chairman of Local 1028--L's health care 
fund since 1978, and became a member of the Saginaw Labor Council.
  Cal also held several other labor leadership positions. He was the 
Operations Director of West Central Michigan District Council of 
Carpenters, and an Executive Board Member/Trustee of the Council. He 
has been a Trustee of the Michigan Carpenter's Pension Fund, Secretary-
Treasurer of the Michigan State Carpenters Council, an Executive Board 
Member of both the Michigan State Building and Construction Trades 
Council and the Michigan State AFL--CIO. And he has served as President 
of Local 1045.
  He made time for his community when he served as a Board Member and 
Vice Chairman of the Bangor Township Downtown Development Authority.
  Throughout all of this, he enjoyed the support of his wife Jean, his 
daughter Laura Greenwood, his sons Floyd and Boert, and his 
grandchildren Joshua, Mitchell, Trinette, and Daniel. He has instilled 
in them his spirit of commitment, his record of accomplishment, and his 
desire to help improve the working environment for all of those around 
him.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to have known Calvin F. Horner, to 
have had his support, and to have earned his friendship. It is an honor 
to recognize his lifetime of accomplishment. I urge you and all of our 
colleagues to join me in wishing Cal and his family the very best on 
his retirement, and in extending our best wishes for all that life 
holds in store for them.

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