[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 68 (Thursday, May 17, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E849]
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                       TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM RECHLIN

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2001

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. William Rechlin upon 
his retirement from his position of City Manager of Berkley, Michigan.
  Mr. Rechlin has been a public servant in Michigan for the past four 
decades. Beginning as a police officer in Dearborn in 1958, he then 
served as lieutenant, sergeant and police chief of Westland.
  Mr. Rechlin came to Berkley after his Westland service, and assumed 
the position of Director of Public Safety. After ten years, he was 
named City Manager, a position he held for four and one-half years. 
William is highly respected throughout law enforcement and by his peers 
as a City Manager.
  Throughout his career, Bill has been an effective worker, diligent, 
caring, and a man ``in charge.'' Mayor John Mark Mooney said, ``Rechlin 
has filled the job so thoroughly the last four years, it will be 
difficult to choose a replacement.''
  Mr. Speaker, I have enjoyed my many opportunities to work with Bill 
Rechlin, a truly fine gentleman and a consummate professional. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing William Rechlin a happy and healthy 
retirement. He will be missed.

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