[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING FORMER DELEGATE MICHAEL WEIR, SR.

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                     HON. C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to honor 
Michael Weir, Sr., a longtime Maryland legislator and public servant 
who is celebrating his 85th birthday.
  Mike Weir, Sr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 24, 1924. He 
attended Baltimore County Public Schools and continued his education at 
Essex Community College and the University of Maryland. After he 
finished school he worked as a Masonry contractor through his company 
Mike Weir and Sons.
  Mike served with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War 
II, entering World War II in March of 1943 as a member of the U.S. Army 
with the 124th Infantry 31st Division. He was attached to the 
Reconnaissance Platoon as a medic and served in the South Pacific in 
New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines. Mike Weir, Sr. 
was honorably discharged in December of 1945.
  Mike Weir Sr. served for 28 years in the Maryland House of Delegates 
representing communities from Essex in Baltimore County to Fallston in 
Harford County. He served in the House of Delegates from January 8, 
1975 to January 8, 2003, representing first District 7 and then 
District 6 (Baltimore County & Harford County). He served as the House 
Chair of the Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas from 
1984-2003, and as a member of the Tort and Insurance Reform Oversight 
Committee in 1993. He served on the House Environmental Matters 
Committee from 1975-2003 and as Vice-Chair of the committee from 1995-
2003. During his tenure he served on the agriculture, environment & 
natural resources, and health subcommittees. Mike also served as a 
member of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee from 1995-2003.
  Mike served as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission from 1984-
2003, a member of the Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee since 
1991, and the Maryland Recycling Advisory Group from 1995-1997. Mike is 
respected throughout the State of Maryland for his deep commitment to 
sportsman and environmental issues, especially those that relate to the 
Chesapeake Bay.
  In honor of his years of service in the Maryland General Assembly, 
the Mike Weir, Sr. Scholarship Fund was established at the Community 
Colleges of Baltimore County to assist local college students.
  Mike's enjoyment of the political world is evidenced by his 
memberships in the Fifth District, Fifteenth District, Riverside, Bird 
River, Norris, Deep Creek and East End Democratic Clubs. Mike is also a 
member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Hawks 
and the Federation of Independent Business Men. Mike and his wife Clara 
have six children, many grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
  Mike Weir, Sr. has dedicated his life to the citizens and environment 
of the State of Maryland. Therefore, Madame Speaker, it is my pleasure 
to honor Mike as he celebrates his 85th birthday.

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