[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E37]
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    EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF HAROLD PAUL 
                               ALTSHULER

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 19, 2010

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in 
honor of Harold Paul Altshuler, a Dallas insurance executive who passed 
away on December 16, 2009, at the age of 88.
  Mr. Altshuler was born on November 19, 1921, in Paterson, New Jersey. 
He graduated from Bard College and entered the United States Air Force 
where he flew 33 bombing missions over Germany during World War II. For 
his brave and courageous actions he twice received the Purple Heart, 
and after Victory in Europe Day, he continued his service by flying 
damaged aircraft back to England for the Air Transport Command.
  After the war, Mr. Altshuler completed a doctor of laws degree from 
the University of Virginia and founded Republic Bankers Life which 
later became Life of America Insurance Co. He settled in Dallas in the 
1950s and actively developed his insurance and banking business. There 
he made a name for himself as one of the leading insurance executives 
in the industry and was active in the community where he served on the 
board of Allied Bank in Oak Cliff, Texas.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my fellow colleagues to join me today in 
honoring Harold Paul Altshuler who diligently served his country in 
time of war and was an icon in the Dallas community. He will be truly 
missed.

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