[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 58 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING S. MARTIN TAYLOR ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. FRED UPTON

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 2005

  Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Dingell and I rise today as the Senior 
Members of the Michigan Delegation to congratulate and pay tribute to 
S. Martin Taylor on the occasion of his retirement after 16 years of 
service as Executive Vice President of DTE Energy in Detroit, Michigan. 
We have both known this special man through not only his sixteen years 
at DTE Energy, but also throughout the many years he spent in public 
service working across and from both sides of the aisle to improve the 
lives of Michigan's citizens.
  Mr. Taylor has shown an exceptional commitment to the people of the 
state of Michigan. After graduating from Western Michigan University in 
1964, he went on to receive his Juris Doctor from the Detroit College 
of Law in 1967. A lifelong student of both academics and personal 
interaction, Mr. Taylor received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree in 
2002, from Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan.
  After two years of service in Chicago, Illinois as an attorney at the 
Container Corporation of America, Mr. Taylor was appointed by then-
Governor of Michigan William G. Milliken, a Republican, to serve as the 
Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Commerce. Two years later 
in 1971, Mr. Taylor was appointed by a bipartisan commission 
representing both labor and management, to serve as the Director of the 
Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC), the State's third 
largest agency. His 13 years of remarkable service at that position led 
to his appointment by Democratic Governor James Blanchard as Director 
of the Michigan Department of Labor in 1983. In a remarkable feat of 
commitment, Mr. Taylor served concurrently as both the Director of the 
MESC and Michigan's Labor Department for nearly two years.
  In 1984, after 15 years of service to the state of Michigan, Martin 
left his position as Director of Labor in order to serve the people of 
Detroit as the President of New Detroit Inc., the Nation's first urban 
coalition developed in response to the civil unrest of 1967. As 
President, Mr. Taylor acted to facilitate an active and productive 
dialogue between all social, religious and economic organizations in 
the Metropolitan Detroit area. Mr. Taylor served with distinction for 5 
years at that position.
  Finally in 1989, Mr. Taylor was asked to serve as an Executive Vice 
President of DTE Energy. At this post, Martin was responsible for 
developing and implementing the company's strategies for human 
resources, corporate communications, and corporate and government 
affairs. He worked to enhance the public reputation of DTE Energy and 
to ensure that its workforce was fully capable of meeting the changing 
demands and challenges of the energy industry. As a member of the 
executive committee, Mr. Taylor worked with other senior officers to 
handle all corporate-wide responsibilities.
  Aside from his remarkable service throughout his career, Mr. Taylor 
also serves on nearly twenty business, civic and community affiliations 
and boards, and in the past, Martin has been part of over thirty such 
organizations. In 1996, he was elected to the University of Michigan 
Board of Regents, where he continues to serve with distinction. He is 
also the recipient of two commendations of public service by the 
Michigan Legislature. His civic service provides a great testament to 
the spirit of commitment and community Mr. Taylor possesses. Martin is 
truly a model member of the Michigan community and an example for us 
all.
  In addition to his great success in both public and private service, 
Martin is also fortunate enough to share his life with his wife Ann 
Diggs Taylor, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of 
Michigan. Mr. Taylor also has two step-children, his son, Douglass, and 
daughter, Carla.
  As Martin begins what is surely a deserved retirement, we offer him 
the best of luck on this long and well-earned journey. Mr. Speaker, we 
hope you will join with us and our colleagues in the Michigan 
Delegation to wish Mr. Taylor many years filled with family, friends, 
and good health and thank him for what he has done for our state.

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