[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      SERVICE OF JOHN L. ALEXANDER

 Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize John L. 
Alexander, Jefferson Parish Public Schools Social Studies consultant 
and Close Up Director of Louisiana. Devoting his life to education, Mr. 
Alexander will retire from service on June 30, 2005. Today, I want to 
take a moment to offer Mr. Alexander my deep appreciation for his 
dedication to the families of Jefferson Parish and the entire State of 
Louisiana.
  Mr. Alexander began his teaching career in 1967 in the Orleans Parish 
school system. In 1968, he acted as assistant principal and teacher at 
St. Philip Neri School in Metairie, LA. And in 1975, he began a 30-year 
career as a social studies consultant for the Jefferson Parish Public 
School system.
  Acting as the Louisiana Director of the Close Up Foundation, Mr. 
Alexander has led Louisiana's involvement in the Nation's largest 
nonprofit citizenship education organization. In honor of Mr. 
Alexander's excellent example of citizenship and service, I come to the 
Senate floor today to express my gratitude to John Alexander for his 
many years of service to Louisiana.

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