[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 60 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E809]
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                        TRIBUTE TO EDWARD BOELE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Ed Boele for 
his dedicated loyalty to Electric Motor Shop for 53 years. Mr. Boele 
started working at the Electric Motor Shop on New Year's Day in 1946, 
and has been employed ever since.
  Ed Boele is as enthusiastic today as he was on his first day back in 
1946. Electric Motor Shop has been in Fresno since 1913. The need for 
electric motors flourished in Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley due to 
the agriculture. Ed Boele hasn't quite figured out what to call 
himself, he isn't an electrical technician, but he serves a vital 
purpose at the shop. Customer service is a large part of Boele's daily 
routine. He also purchases many of the electrical motors for the shop.
  When Ed started, he didn't know a nut from a bolt, his knowledge of 
electrical motors comes from years of working at the shop, and he says 
he's not done learning. Ed never considered quitting his work at the 
shop and told Frank that he would give him a years notice when he was 
ready to retire. In January 1998, at the age of 68, Ed finally gave 
Frank his years notice.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ed Boele on his 
retirement from Electric Motor Shop. Mr. Boele has been a dedicated 
employee from the first day he started. I urge my colleagues to join me 
in wishing Ed Boele happiness in his retirement.

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