[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 109 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING MR. RAY L. PERETTI OF KENT, WASHINGTON

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2006

  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight and 
commend the service of Ray L. Peretti of the Ninth Congressional 
District of Washington, for his service to his community and the Nation 
as a member of the National Association of Insurance Agents.
  Mr. Peretti recently completed his term as the president of the 
National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, and has also 
served in many positions of responsibility in the association. Mr. 
Peretti has been a member of the board of directors of PIA National 
since 1995. He was also a member of the board of directors of PIA of 
Washington/Alaska, which is now part of the PIA Western Alliance, 
serving as vice president, president-elect and president and on various 
committees.
  Mr. Peretti has served on the State of Washington Property and 
Casualty Advisory Committee. He was named Agent of the Year by PIA of 
Washington/Alaska in 1995, received the Hartford/Jonathan Trumball 
Council's Chairman's Award. Mr. Peretti was also honored by the 
Insurance Fire Mark Society of the Pacific Northwest with its 
Presidential Award, and is the recipient of a public relations award 
from the Insurance Women of South King County.
  Active in his community, Mr. Peretti is the owner of the Hub 
Insurance Agency of Renton, Washington. A lifelong member of the Renton 
Lions Club, he is also a member of the Renton Chamber of Commerce, 
serving 6 years as a member of its board of directors, and has been a 
member of the Renton Arts Commission and the Renton Ethics Board.
  As a professional insurance agent, Mr. Peretti's dedication to the 
highest standards of his profession has earned him the respect of his 
friends, associates, business colleagues, and of the insurance industry 
as a whole.
  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to rise today to recognize 
the good work that Ray L. Peretti has done throughout his career as a 
member of the insurance community, and to again congratulate him on the 
completion of his term as the president of the National Association of 
Professional Insurance Agents.

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