[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DONALD ROLLERT

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 22, 2004

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of my 
constituents, Donald Rollert, a veteran and dedicated civil servant who 
recently retired from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
  Donald Rollert was born in Colorado, grew up in Kansas, and graduated 
from the Coast Guard Academy. During the Second World War, he served as 
an officer on an LST in the South Pacific and was subsequently 
stationed in Italy. Before returning to the United States and civilian 
life, Don married his wife Myriam in Trieste, Italy. He did post-
graduate work at Columbia University and worked for several companies 
as an engineer. While working at Mergenthaler Linotype Corporation in 
the 1960's, he assumed responsibility for developing one of the first 
electronic composition systems. When Don came to the Government 
Printing Office, he continued developing composition software. He is 
the author of the GPO's current composition program, Microcomp, which 
is producing the Congressional Record, bills, hearings, and many other 
government publications including the Federal Register and related 
publications. As the author of Microcomp, Don Rollert is largely 
responsible for the GPO's success in the modern publishing world. His 
hard work, determination, and decision making over the years have made 
GPO a leader in modern publishing technologies.
  A recently published book about the men and women who have served in 
WWII refers to those people as the ``greatest generation.'' Don Rollert 
is and deserves to be a member of the greatest generation. Retiring at 
the age of 82, Don looks forward to spending more time with his wife, 
children, and grandchildren. He also looks forward to having more time 
for building models of early sailing ships, traveling, and working at 
his computer.
  I join with his many colleagues and friends in wishing Don Rollert a 
long and happy retirement.

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