[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 69 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S5318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING OLIVER OCASEK

 Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I rise today to honor a great 
Ohioan and a good friend. On May 20, Oliver Ocasek will receive the 
YMCA of the USA's Volunteerism Award--in honor of his more than 50 
years of service to youth organizations.
  It was a great privilege for me to serve with Oliver Ocasek in the 
State Senate, and I can tell you from personal experience he was an 
extremely valuable legislator throughout his 28 years in the Senate.
  He realized then, and realizes now, that one of the most important 
things we can do--as legislators, parents and citizens--is reach out to 
young people. That was a keystone of his Senate career, and indeed has 
been a central part of his whole life.
  In addition to his work in the Senate, he has also been a 
distinguished professional educator, serving as teacher, principal, 
superintendent, college professor, and member of the State Board of 
Education.
  Mr. President, I join all Ohioans in paying tribute to Oliver Ocasek 
on the occasion of this richly deserved award.

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