[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING CHIEF RICHARD CUPIT

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Chief Richard Cupit 
for 43 years of service to the Mundy Township Fire Department and 
community.
  Over the past 43 years, Chief Cupit has saved lives, homes, and 
businesses. His actions have directly impacted the quality of life in 
Genesee County. His courageous actions saving a life in 1988 and the 
Chief's assistance during the Clara Barton Nursing Home disaster are 
just two of many acts that have been singled out by the State of 
Michigan and Genesee County.
  The Mundy Township community has changed since Chief Cupit first 
started working as a fire fighter for the township in 1963. As he moved 
up through the ranks the community grew and the nature of firefighting 
changed. His work with the 800MHz Committee, the Hazmat Committee, the 
Local Emergency Planning Committee, the Genesee County, Michigan and 
International Fire Chiefs associations, reflect his strong commitment 
to serving the people of this community. As the director of county fire 
department coordination he exhibited the ability to work with a diverse 
group of peers with competing priorities and often under stressful and 
life threatening circumstances.
  I ask the Congress to rise with me today and congratulate Chief 
Richard Cupit on a long and illustrious career as a fire fighter and a 
Fire Chief and extend our best wishes to him as he enters a new phase 
of his life.

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