[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 71 (Tuesday, June 4, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E943]
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                      TRIBUTE TO LOUIS BERTHIAUME

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2002

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Louis Berthiaume 
of Rutland, Massachusetts who has announced his retirement after many 
years of dedicated service as a rural carrier for the Rutland Post 
Office.
  Mr. Berthiaume was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on May 24, 1942, 
attended public schools in Worcester and Shrewsbury and graduated from 
Shrewsbury High School.
  In November 1960, Mr. Berthiaume served in the United States Army for 
six years with the 101st Airborne and the 1st Division. While in the 
Army, Mr. Berthiaume's tours included Korea and Vietnam. Following his 
service, Mr. Berthiaume was honorably discharged in 1966.
  In addition to his service to our nation as a civil and military 
employee, Mr. Berthiaume has been deeply involved with the Special 
Olympics, and he has volunteered for many years in the annual Post 
Office food drive.
  It is a pleasure to acknowledge such a fine individual, and I am 
certain the entire House of Representatives joins me in extending our 
very best wishes to him and his family for a happy and healthy 
retirement.

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