[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DENIS P. GALVIN TO OUR NATIONAL PARKS

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2001

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, this month marks the end of a 38-year career 
in government service for National Park Service Deputy Director Denis 
Galvin.
  For many people, both within and outside of the National Park Service 
(NPS), Denny is ``Mr. Park Service.'' The breadth and scope of his 
knowledge of national park issues is tremendous as evidenced by the 
wide range of NPS leadership positions with which Denny has been 
entrusted. Beginning as a civil engineer at Sequoia National Park in 
1963, Denny rose through the ranks of the National Park Service to hold 
such positions as Deputy Regional Director, Manager of the Denver 
Service Center, and Associate Director for Planning and Development. At 
two different points in his career, Denny has served as Deputy Director 
of the National Park Service and on a number of occasions he has been 
the Acting NPS Director.
  Denis is well known as a strong advocate for the National Park 
Service, defending both NPS employees and the work of the agency 
itself. It is heartening to see a civil servant who has exhibited such 
a love for his work and for the agency for which he works.
  The National Park Service administers many of our Nation's greatest 
natural and historical resources. We in West Virginia are blessed to 
have some of these resources within our borders and I am proud of the 
work of the National Park Service in preserving and interpreting these 
resources for the benefit of present and future generations. This work 
is made possible because of the efforts of people like Denis Galvin.
  On Thursday, December 13, 2001 Denny is being honored by his friends 
and colleagues at a retirement dinner. I join Denny's many friends and 
colleagues in saluting him for all his efforts on behalf of the 
National Park System and wish Denny and his family the best in his 
retirement.

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