[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 123 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S9553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO EDWIN L. SULLIVAN

 Mr. REED. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to acknowledge a distinguished Rhode Islander and proven leader 
in my State's labor community, Mr. Eddie Sullivan, the President and 
Business Manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers, 
(IUOE), Local 57 in Providence.
  Eddie Sullivan lives in Warwick with his wife Dolly and is a proud 
father of four wonderful daughters, Kim, Kimberly, Kristen, and 
Katherine. Mr. Sullivan was initiated into IUOE Local 57 in January of 
1964, and has worked for various contractors in the State of Rhode 
Island as a crane operator over the years, taking part in the 
construction of some of Rhode Island's most significant structures. In 
1976, Local 57 elected him as an Auditor, and due to his hard work 
appointed him as the Vice President in 1980. In just five short years, 
Eddie was appointed as the Business Manager and President of Local 57 
in 1985 and continues to serve in this capacity today.
  In addition to his various responsibilities within the labor 
movement, Mr. Sullivan has served as the President of the Rhode Island 
Building and Construction Trades Council and was elected as a Trustee 
of the International Union of Operating Engineers for the Northeastern 
States in 1991.
  As Local 57 celebrates its centennial of fighting for the concerns 
and needs of hard working Rhode Islanders, it is only fitting to 
acknowledge Eddie for his decades of service to the IUOE. I would like 
to take this opportunity to personally extend my deep appreciation and 
gratitude to Eddie Sullivan for his continued hard work and leadership 
over the years to the labor movement, and his efforts to improving the 
lives of so many Rhode Islanders and their families.

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