[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 12, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E130-E131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRATULATING LAWRENCE BARTELSON ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 12, 2002

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Lawrence 
Bartelson on the occasion of his retirement from American International 
Group (AIG) after thirty years of dedicated service. Born in Brooklyn 
on March 6, 1941, Larry graduated from Lafayette High School in 1958. 
After attending the Baruch School of Business and Public Administration 
at the City College of New York, Larry began his professional career in 
accounting at the Home Insurance Company. In 1971, Larry joined AIG 
where he worked as an accounting manager in the Investment Accounting 
Department. On December 3, 2001, the company honored Larry with a 
retirement luncheon attended by his fellow employees and friends of 
AIG.

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  For most of his life, Larry lived in Brooklyn, where his sister and 
other family members still reside. In 1993, Larry moved to Manhattan's 
West Village, where he joined a local block association to promote 
neighborhood well-being and community preservation. Among Larry's many 
notable community activities is his involvement in the New York Public 
Library, where he has been recognized as a member of the Bigelow 
Society. He is also an active member of the SAGE Forty Plus Group at 
the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in 
Manhattan.
  Larry is devoted to his close-knit family. Larry plans to spend his 
retirement years in New York City as well as his apartment in 
Hollywood, Florida, pursuing his various interests and enjoying the 
things he loves with family, friends and his partner, Bill Hevert. I am 
pleased to join with my friend, Lewis Goldstein, in congratulating 
Larry on this milestone. I wish him a productive and enjoyable 
retirement.

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