[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                 CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. AND MRS. PAVEL

 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Donald and Anne Pavel of Shelton, WA, in celebration of their 50th 
wedding anniversary on January 31, 2002.
  Mr. and Mrs. Pavel are life-long residents of Shelton. Mr. Pavel 
graduated from Shelton High School and went on to a 20-year career in 
the U.S. Air Force, which included decorated service during the Korean 
conflict. In 1969, he retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant. 
Following his service to this country, Mr. Pavel started his own 
successful dump truck business, Pavel Trucking. His company worked on 
many major projects in Washington State, including the ``Loop'' around 
the Olympic Peninsula. Mr. Pavel operated Pavel Trucking until his 
retirement.
  Mrs. Pavel also graduated from Shelton High School and then received 
her nursing degree from St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, WA. In 
addition to raising her family and pursuing her nursing career, Mrs. 
Pavel, a member of the Skokomish Tribe, was active in tribal politics. 
She was the Skokomish Tribe's first Judge and served as Chairwoman and 
General Counsel President of the Tribe for a number of years. Mrs. 
Pavel also served as the Tribe's first Health Director, overseeing the 
first dental and health clinics on the reservation.
  Mr. and Mrs. Pavel have six children: three daughters, Victoria, 
Barbara, and Mary; and three sons, Joseph, Michael and Gregg, whom they 
lost in 1997. They are also blessed with nine grandchildren. All of the 
Pavel children graduated from Shelton High School and attended college 
and/or graduate school in Washington State. Today they are engaged in 
fulfilling careers, ranging from fisheries management to education.
  I ask the Senate to join me in sending my warmest congratulations to 
Mr. and Mrs. Pavel for this very important wedding anniversary. I wish 
them many more happy years together. It is an honor and a privilege to 
represent them in the U.S. Senate.

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