[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 135 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE DONALD P. LEMM, MAYOR OF BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS, 
                   ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2000

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Donald P. Lemm has lived in 
Bellwood, Illinois all of his life, he and his late wife Ida had four 
children and five grandchildren. He and his current wife Joy, live at 
517 51st Avenue. Mayor Lemm is a graduate of DePaul University with a 
degree in business administration and accounting. He is a member of the 
VFW and served in Korea with the 71st Station Hospital as Sergant 
Major.
  Prior to becoming Mayor, Donald P. Lemm was a CTA Executive for 40 
years, serving in the capacities of Training Specialists, Methods 
Analysts, Superintendent of Bus and Rail Transportation and Retired as 
Manager of Insurance and pensions. He also served as Administrative 
Assistant to the Chairman of the CTA Board and was retained by the CTA 
as a consultant for three years after retirement.
  Mayor Lemm is active in St. Simeon Parish, has served several times 
as President of the Holy Name Society, is a member of the St. Simeon's 
Contemporary Choir and St. Simeon's Traveling Troupe, is a Lector and 
minister of the cup and has served as a member of the Parish Finance/
Planning Committee. Prior to becoming Mayor, Donald P. Lemm served for 
sixteen years as village clerk. As Mayor, he has led the village to 
greater property values, added business, a more diverse and 
professional workforce, and a more open atmosphere for village 
residents.
  Mayor Lemm, has served as chairman of the West Suburban Neighborhood 
Preservation Agency and is a Board Member of such groups as the Boys 
and Girls Club of Bellwood and Hillside, the Council of Mayors, West 
Central Municipal Conference (V.P.), West Cook Solid Waste Agency and 
many more.
  Over the years Mayor Donald P. Lemm has vividly demonstrated what it 
means to be a true public servant. He has consistently put the interest 
of his community above his personal agendas, he has not played politics 
with the peoples' needs, he has been a true representative of the 
people's interest and balanced manager of their affairs. Therefore, I 
am pleased to congratulate him on an excellent public career and wish 
him and his family well in retirement.

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