[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNITION OF ARTHUR WINSTON

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am very pleased to take a few 
moments to recognize the amazing life accomplishments of Arthur Winston 
as he is honored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation 
Authority--MTA--family during his retirement and 100th birthday 
celebration.
  Arthur Winston began his association with the MTA at the young age of 
15. He would assist his father who was employed by the maintenance 
department for one of MTA's predecessors, the Pacific Electric Railway 
Company. In 1924, Arthur began his career with the Pacific Electric 
Railway Company. After a brief period of separation between 1928 
through 1934, he returned at the age of 28 and began 72 years of 
continuous work. In total, Arthur has devoted 76 years of his life to 
public service and has missed only day of work since 1934, which 
occurred when his wife passed away in 1988.
  In 1996, Arthur Winston received a congressional citation from 
President Bill Clinton as ``Employee of the Century.'' In 1997, the MTA 
board of directors named the agency's bus operating division in South 
Central Los Angeles, Chesterfield Square, after him. He has also 
appeared on the Oprah Winfry television show where he was invited to 
share his life's story with her television viewing audience.
  Arthur Winston was born in Oklahoma on March 22, 1906 before Oklahoma 
was officially recognized as a State. He and his family moved to Los 
Angeles in 1918, when Arthur was 12. He attended Jefferson High School 
and graduated in 1922. Currently assigned to the bus operations 
division that bears his name, Arthur serves as an attendant leader and 
directs a crew of 11 employees. Through their efforts, Los Angeles city 
buses are properly maintained for use by the city's residents.
  I invite all of my colleagues to join me and the members of the 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority family in commending Arthur 
Winston for his 100th Birthday and his 76 years of service and 
dedication to MTA and the city of Los Angeles.

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