[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING WILFREDO VAZQUEZ-POL

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2002

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Wilfredo 
Vazquez-Pol of Clinton, Massachusetts who retired on September 3, 2002 
from the United States Environmental Protection Agency after many years 
of dedicated service.
  Willie, as his friends and co-workers a affectionately call him, has 
had a very illustrious career. He served his country by enlisting in 
the U.S. Navy in 1965 and was stationed in Hawaii and served in 
Vietnam. He was an auditor with the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office 
of Inspector General, and for the past 22 years, was a devoted member 
of the EPA/OIG staff where he was the Audit Manager in the Boston 
office since 1988. His hard work earned him the bronze Medal, the 
highest award given by the Inspector General.
  Willie has been an outstanding citizen in Clinton and has given much 
of his personal time to community service. He helps provide translation 
services to Latino residents who have difficulty transitioning into the 
community. Willie is a member of the Clinton Lodge of Elks where he 
served as Exalted Ruler, and is also a member of the Clinton Hospital 
Board of Directors.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure to congratulate Willie on an 
outstanding career. I am certain that the entire U.S. House of 
Representatives joins me in wishing him many years of good health and 
happiness in his retirement.

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