[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E662]
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              HONORING MYRON PITTMAN ON HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 30, 2002

  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor today to pay tribute to a 
distinguished resident of Bucyrus, OH, on the occasion of his 102nd 
birthday.
  Myron J. Pittman was born on April 30, 1900, in northwest Ohio. He 
graduated from high school in 1918, and subsequently went to work for 
the Ohio State University, checking and reporting on dairy herd 
production throughout the State of Ohio. Mr. Pittman later attended 
Otterbein College--until, as he says, he ``ran out of money.''
  He moved to Crawford County in the mid-1930s and ran a dairy farm 
there through the 1960s. At various times, Mr. Pittman also worked as a 
rural mail carrier and for the Ohio Department of Highways. A dedicated 
community supporter, he served as a member of the Whetstone Local 
School District Board of Education for 9 years. Mr. Pittman is a 
longtime member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church in Bucyrus.
  Mr. Pittman and his wife Opal enjoyed more than 74 years of marriage 
before she passed away in 2000. He has two daughters, Mary Gast of 
Marion County and Barbara Quaintance of Crawford County, and enjoys 
spending time with his 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Pittman is in good health and takes no medications. He has a 
sharp mind, and keeps a close eye on the goings-on in Washington. His 
voting record is truly inspirational: he has voted in every 
Presidential election since the Coolidge/Davis contest of 1924.
  I know that my colleagues join me in saluting Mr. Pittman's 
contributions to his community and in wishing him a happy 102nd 
birthday.

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