[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E355-E356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MAYOR BILL SHOVLIN

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                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 14, 2006

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the life of Mayor Bill 
Shovlin, a man who committed his life to serving others and his 
country.
  For more than 46 years, Mayor Shovlin was a distinguished public 
servant who was dedicated to education, community service, and the 
betterment of our Commonwealth. When his country called on him, he 
served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Bill's long career in 
local politics included serving in the Beaver County tax assessor's 
office, as auditor in Midland Borough, as a Midland council

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member of 28 years, and then mayor for 16 years. He also served as 
treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Mayor's Association.
  He was an equally dedicated husband, father, and grandfather, who 
passed along his spirit of public service to his family and community. 
I extend my sincerest condolences to the Shovlin family. The Midland 
Borough and the Beaver Valley have lost a great man.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in honoring Mayor Shovlin. It is an honor to represent the 
Fourth Congressional District of Pennsylvania and a pleasure to salute 
such dedicated citizens like Mayor Bill Shovlin.

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