[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 20, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND REINICK

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                           HON. BOB BEAUPREZ

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2006

  Mr. BEAUPREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of a 
remarkable gentleman from my district. Raymond Reinick was born in 
Kersey, CO in 1924. Growing up on his family's farm, he learned the 
value of hard work and developed a strong sense of pride in his 
country.
  Raymond answered the call to duty when America entered WWII, joining 
the Navy and serving in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Fond Du Lac 
as a Signalman Second Class. Having received the WWII Victory Medal, 
the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal, 
Raymond was honorably discharged from the Navy and returned home to 
work on the family farm.
  Not long after Raymond returned from the war, he married Bernadette 
and began a family. Raymond worked as a stationary engineer for Union 
Pacific Railroad for almost 40 years, supporting his wife and four 
children.
  Raymond passed away in 2003 and was buried at Fort Logan National 
Cemetery along side his comrades from the war.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to stand before this body of Congress and 
recognize Raymond Reinick's loyal service to our grateful Nation.

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