[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 22 (Tuesday, March 5, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        WAYNE R. POLAND HONORED

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                          HON. THOMAS H. ALLEN

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 5, 2002

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, in April, 2002, Wayne R. Poland will retire 
from the United States Postal Service and from his position as the 
local president of the Portland Maine Area Local #451 of the American 
Postal Workers Union. He has served with distinction in the Postal 
Service since 1967, when he began as a part time flexible clerk. After 
Joining the American Postal Union, he held numerous trusted positions 
in the union. In 1980 he became the president of the Portland Maine 
Local, and has remained in that position for the last 22 years.
  Wayne was born in Portland on March 29, 1943. He was the eldest son 
of four boys and one girl of John Poland, Jr. and Phyllis Pauline Woods 
Poland. Wayne grew up Portland, and attended my alma mater, Deering 
High School.
  I had the pleasure of working closely with Wayne during a difficult 
time for the Portland postal workers, when plans were being discussed 
for the relocation of the principal mail facility in the region. Thanks 
in large part to his able leadership, we were able to resolve the 
issue, ensuring that the hundreds of postal workers working at the 
facility would not have to relocate or leave their Jobs.
  Throughout his tenure, Wayne worked hard and effectively to serve the 
needs of both workers and the Postal Service. He earned the respect of 
all who worked with him, and he will be sorely missed.

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