[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PHILIP E. RUPPE POST OFFICE BUILDING

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                       HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA

                              of maryland.

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2002

  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to express my thoughts about 
a gentleman of distinction, who served his constituents from Northern 
Michigan for six terms. Philip Edward Ruppe was born in Houghton 
County, Michigan where his family lived since the 1870's. He attended 
Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan for two 
years after which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale 
University in 1948. He served our Nation as a lieutenant (junior grade) 
in the Navy during the Korean conflict.
  After his service in the Navy, Mr. Ruppe became the president of the 
Bosch Brewing Company for ten years, served as director of the Houghton 
National Bank, the Commercial National Bank of L'Anse and R. L. Polk 
and Company.
  In January 1967, the people of Northern Michigan elected Mr. Ruppe as 
their representative until 1979, when he ran for the United States 
Senate. As a member of the United States House of Representatives, 
Congressman Ruppe served on the Committee on Merchant Marines and 
Fisheries and was ranking member of the Interior and Insular Affairs 
Committees. He dedicated his time to constituent services and economic 
development in the Upper Peninsula.
  I want to recognize and thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Stupak) who thoughtfully introduced H.R. 1374, designating the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Calumet Street in 
Lake Linden, Michigan, as the ``Philip E. Ruppe Post Office''. It is 
most appropriate to name a post office to honor Philip Ruppe who 
represented his constituents most ably during his tenure in Congress. 
Congressman Ruppe and his late wife, Loret Ruppe, who was a well-loved 
and respected director of the Peace Corps and Ambassador to Norway, 
were dedicated parents to their daughters and imparted the importance 
of public service to them.
  I have been privileged to know both Loret and Phil. Phil still 
resides in Betheda, Maryland, and I am delighted to have him as a 
constituent and wish him the best in life.

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