[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 117 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO INSPECTOR DENNIS WITULSKI AND BIO-OPERATIONS CHIEF ANTHONY 
                                MALTESE

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2004

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, September 24, 2004 the Sterling 
Heights Fire Fighters Union will host their Annual Dinner-Dance, 
honoring their 2004 retirees. This yearly event, honors Sterling 
Heights firefighters for their dedication to their community and 
recognizes their commendable contributions to the city. I am pleased to 
be associated with this fine organization and to call many of them my 
friends.
  I am proud to rise today to pay tribute to the careers of two 
retiring firefighters.
  Inspector Dennis Witulski, discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1973, was 
appointed as a Sterling Heights firefighter on July 20, 1981. He was 
promoted to FEO in 1992 and then promoted again to Lieutenant in 1996. 
Mr. Witulski was deemed Firefighter of the Year in 2001 by the city of 
Sterling Heights and American Legion Post 151. He twice received 
Perfect Attendance awards in 1996 and 2002. Mr. Witulski received 
various merits and awards throughout his tenure with the fire 
department, and retired on July 20, 2004.
  Bio-Operations Chief Anthony Maltese was born in Detroit, Michigan, 
on June 6, 1950. He was appointed to the position of firefighter 
January 29, 1973. He received commendation for responding to a house 
fire in 1974 and a Meritorious Unit Citation for a lifesaving incident 
in 1986. Mr. Maltese was promoted to Lieutenant in July of 1992, and 
promoted again to Captain in October of 1995. He received his 
Associates Degree, Cum Laude, in 1994 and was appointed Battalion Chief 
in 1997. Mr. Maltese retired as Operations Chief on November 19, 2003.
  Many of us embark on a profession that does not call for us to put 
our lives in danger each day we go into work. These men chose to 
dedicate their careers and their lives to helping people in their 
community stay safe and secure, and putting their lives in harm's way 
to save a life, a family, a home.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing these two 
heroes, who have dedicated themselves to Sterling Heights and the 
community at large in a way that few can; with valor, commitment and 
honor.

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