[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING RICHARD BECKER JR.

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2004

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Richard Becker, 
Jr. for being honored by the Boyertown Area Times and the Boyertown 
Jaycees as the Outstanding Firefighter and Emergency Management 
Services Person of the Year in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.
  Richard Becker has been a volunteer at the Friendship Hook and Ladder 
Fire Company and the Boyertown Lions Community Ambulance Company since 
he was 16 years old. Now at 42, Richard Becker is being recognized for 
25 years of service to the Boyertown area community.
  Richard Becker currently serves as the Assistant Financial Secretary 
at the Friendship Hook and Ladder Fire Company, in addition to his 
full-time job as a computer programmer in Conshohocken. Richard is also 
attending Lehigh Valley Paramedic School and will graduate in December 
upon completion of 1,500 hours of school and practical work.
  The Boyertown community has benefited greatly from Richard Becker's 
service. He provides learning experiences for the children in the 
community during Fire Prevention Week when he allows the children to 
come to the fire house and learn the essentials of fire safety. The 
students are also given the opportunity to learn about the different 
kinds of equipment used by firefighters during an emergency. Richard 
feels that Fire Prevention Week is a way to encourage future emergency 
services volunteers with younger members of the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing 
Richard Becker for his many years of exemplary service to the Boyertown 
Community.

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