[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1146]
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          IN HONOR OF RALPH STANLEY, A MASTER FOR MASS TRANSIT

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2001

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Ralph 
Stanley. Mr. Stanley recently passed away, leaving behind him a legacy 
of outstanding public and private sector work in the transportation 
arena. Throughout his career Mr. Stanley established, among other 
things, a true expertise for mass transit projects.
  Mr. Stanley was a graduate of Princeton University and Georgetown 
University Law School.
  He joined the Transportation Department in 1981, serving as chief of 
staff to Transportation Department Secretaries Drew Lewis and Elizabeth 
Dole. He then served as the chief of the U.S. Urban Mass Transportation 
Administration for four years. During this time I worked closely with 
Mr. Stanley, particularly in the expansion of Metro for the Washington 
Metropolitan area. Had it not been for our working relationship, the 
vast system of public transportation we all enjoy today would not have 
been possible.
  Mr. Stanley found the Virginia Toll Road Corporation in 1988 and 
spent four years as chief executive. In 1992, he became vice president 
for infrastructure and development for Bechtel. While at Bechtel, Mr. 
Stanley helped direct the expansion of the light rail transit system in 
Portland, Oregon, as well as the economic development of the land near 
the rail expansion.
  Mr. Speaker, although Mr. Stanley and I did not always find ourselves 
on the same side of public policy issues, he was fair, forward looking 
and supportive of the transportation projects on which we worked 
together. Mr. Stanley was dedicated to create a better and more 
efficient transportation system for that we are grateful.

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