[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 102 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1399]
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  IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL ``MITCH'' BOICH, FOUNDER OF THE BOICH COMPANIES

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                           HON. ROBERT W. NEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2000

  Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of Mitch Boich who 
passed away on August 25, 2000. Mitch was the founder of the Boich 
Companies and a man of tremendous vision who never lost his sense of 
tradition.
  Mitch was a native of Steubenville, Ohio who served in the Army after 
graduating from Wintersville High School in 1944. After the war, he 
attended the Ohio State University.
  Since the late 1940's, Mitch founded several successful businesses in 
construction, coal mining and related industries. He and his wife of 
nearly 50 years, Doris Jean, have three wonderful children; Michael, 
Cynthia and Betsy and three grandchildren.
  Mitch spent his life serving his community and was well loved and 
respected by all who knew him. He was a man known for his pizzazz and 
his strength.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me to pay my last respects to a 
man who gave so much of himself to his community and his family. Mitch 
will be missed by all whose lives he touched. I am honored to have 
known him and to have been able to call him a friend.

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