[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 191 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H15419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    JOHN EDWARD ``HUTCH'' HUTCHINSON

  (Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, Greensburg, 
Pennsylvania, a town in my congressional district, is lucky to have had 
their fire chief for 55 years. John Edward Hutchinson, who prefers to 
be known just as Hutch, first took office in 1952, and he has no 
intention of slowing down. Were he standing with me, he would say that 
he simply wants to help.
  And help he has. From developing training programs and specialized 
teams in his department to establishing burn classes in local schools, 
Hutch has put in countless hours of service to the community.
  But it's not just Southwestern Pennsylvania that has benefited from 
Hutch's time as fire chief. Hutch has organized his teams to assist the 
victims of natural disasters throughout the country from hurricanes to 
floods.
  Hutch always shies from attention, but he deserves our recognition 
for 55 years of tireless service to the community.

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