[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 90 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING BILL McSWEEN

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2004

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Bill McSween upon 
his retirement after 26 years of service to our community.
  After graduating from Brown University on a hockey scholarship, Bill 
McSween served our country in the United States Army. In 1978, the same 
year he was inducted into the Michigan Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame 
for his exceptional hockey career, Bill came to the Redford Township 
Parks and Recreation Department as Assistant Director. In 1992, Bill 
was promoted to Director of Parks and Recreation.
  Over the past 26 years, Bill has left an undeniable mark upon our 
community. Citizen participation in recreation programs throughout the 
township has flourished under his direction. Bill successfully 
negotiated two projects involving school lands being leased to the 
township for one dollar, which fostered the creation of new 
recreational programs for both the township and the schools involved; 
and successfully passed on his passion for sports and recreation to our 
entire community.
  Let there be no doubt: Bill McSween is a paragon of public service.
  His wife, Marge, and his children, Katie, Kelly and Bill, should be 
rightly and extremely proud of the undeniable mark he has left on the 
life of our community; while, we all will sorely miss and always 
benefit from his dedication and leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my sincere appreciation to Mr. Bill McSween, 
upon his retirement as Director of Parks and Recreation for Redford 
Township, for his fine service to our community and our country.

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