[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S4506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO PAGE GROTON

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to the life 
and legacy of Page Groton. He was a native of Baltimore who served his 
country with pride.
  Page Groton spent his career working to improve the lives of working 
men and women. He played an important role in America's labor movement. 
He understood why unions are so important. He put his values into 
action.
  Page enjoyed a long career as a trade union member, leader and 
lobbyist. He began working in Baltimore as a member of the Civilian 
Conservation Corps before becoming an electrician at a shipyard in 
Pennsylvania. Page answered his country's call to duty by joining the 
Navy in the Pacific during World War II.
  After returning to the shipyard when the war ended, Page was elected 
union president of his boilermakers local. In 1962, Page Groton moved 
to Washington and became vice president of the International 
Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union. Once in Washington, Page found the 
time to share his knowledge of labor issues with students from the 
University of Wisconsin School for workers. He finished his career as a 
lobbyist for the Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO.
  I am so grateful for Page's friendship and support. In 1986, I found 
myself in a tough Senate primary campaign against two good friends of 
mine: Congressman Mike Barnes of Montgomery County, and Governor Harry 
Hughes of Maryland. Page was instrumental in helping the statewide AFL-
CIO to know me.
  Page Groton's life is an example of dedication to a cause higher than 
oneself. His legacy is his family, as well as an ethic of service that 
Americans and Marylanders may follow with pride. His beloved wife 
Mayrene Williams Groton and their two children, seven grandchildren, 
and five great grandchildren are in my thoughts and prayers.

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