[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 36 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING LESTER A. STUMPE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 12, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Lester A. Stumpe, an 
engineer with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) for 
nearly 3 decades. As an engineer, Lester played a key role in 
protecting the rivers and streams in northeast Ohio. I am saddened to 
learn that Lester died on Sunday, March 7 after a 5-year struggle with 
cancer.
  Lester Stumpe had more than 30 years of experience designing and 
directing a variety of efforts to protect and enhance our water 
resources. He conducted numerous large-scale multifaceted facilities 
planning and watershed studies. In total, he directed or managed more 
than $20 million in engineering and technical studies that have 
resulted in several hundred million dollars in constructed projects.
  Lester served on a variety of boards and committees to further 
environmental and infrastructure goals in the Greater Cleveland area. 
Through his studies and activities, Lester has greatly contributed to 
our knowledge and protection efforts of both West Creek and Mill Creek, 
major tributaries to the Cuyahoga River.
  Lester was passionately concerned for the streams and watershed areas 
of Northeast Ohio. His job title was NEORSD's ``Manager of Watershed 
Programs, Policy and Technical Support.'' But for Lester, this was much 
more than a job or title. Protecting our region's watersheds was 
Lester's life mission. Even while battling cancer, Lester lit up with 
enthusiasm when he communicated his ideas about how to make the 
Cleveland area's watersheds cleaner and more habitable to the species 
meant to live there, including the human species.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembering Lester 
and expressing condolences to his wife, Marcia Mauter, his children 
Meagan, Melissa and Justin Mauter, his mother Dorothy, his sister Ruth 
Tofle, and the many friends, relatives, and colleagues who mourn his 
loss.

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