[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 148 (Friday, October 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2221]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO MEARLE HEITZMAN

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 16, 1998

  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
an entrepreneur who operates a successful restaurant in the Central 
Valley. Mearle Heitzman of Tulare County was recently recognized for 
his achievements by the Central Valley Chapter of the California 
Restaurant Association at its third annual Diamond Cuisine Awards 
Banquet.
  Mearle Heitzman, originally from Utah, has managed several local 
restaurant establishments in the Central Valley since 1948. Mr. 
Heitzman has been honored by the California Restaurant Association as 
an inductee into its Hall of Fame.
  Since 1960, Mr. Heitzman has owned and operate Mearle's College 
Drive-In Restaurant across from the College of The Sequoias in Visalia, 
California. With his relentless penchant for hard work, Mr. Heitzman 
has turned his restaurant into a highly successful and well-known 
fixture, in the Central Valley. President Richard Nixon is among the 
various celebrities to have visited Mearle's College Drive-In 
Restaurant.
  Mr. Speaker, I would ask my colleagues to join me today in 
congratulating this businessman for his remarkable achievements and in 
recognition of his service to the community.

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