[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1455]
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                       IN MEMORY OF DORILL WRIGHT

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 28, 2010

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Madam. Speaker, I rise in memory of Dorill Wright, a 
close, personal friend of my wife, Janice, and me, who passed away on 
Sunday.
  Dorill served as Mayor of Port Hueneme, California, from 1974-1990 
and served as a city councilman and planning commissioner before that. 
He decided to run for office, he said, because if you're unhappy with 
government, you should do something about it. It was that same 
philosophy that led me to my first run for public office.
  A member of the Christian Church of Oxnard, Dorill and Jacquelyn, his 
wife of 63 years, believed in God, community and family and devoted 
their efforts to all three.
  Born and raised in Missouri, Dorill served in the Army Air Corps 
during World War II. After college, the Navy hired Dorill and four 
other engineers to form a research laboratory for structures with 
electrical check equipment.
  In 1950, the staff and laboratory were transferred to the Port 
Hueneme Naval Construction Battalion Center and in 1957 Dorill 
transferred to Point Mugu. There he served as a field and design 
engineer and was later named head of the technical support department.
  In 1965, Dorill moved his family to Port Hueneme and Dorill started 
his long and lasting impact on the city. He joined the Chamber of 
Commerce, was appointed to the city Planning Commission, was elected to 
the City Council in 1970, and served on the California Coastal 
Commission, the Oxnard-Port Hueneme Wastewater Treatment Authority and 
the Ventura County Association of Governments.
  The dedication and love Dorill gave to Port Hueneme was reciprocated 
when the city named the cultural center in his honor.
  Jacqueline passed away in 2005. Surviving Dorill are his three 
daughters, Valory Wright-Pietruszenko, and her husband, George; 
Jacquelyn Jay, and her husband, William; and Dorilan Arko, and her 
husband, Ron; seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I know my colleagues will join Janice and me in 
offering our condolences to the Wright family, and in remembering a 
remarkable man whose life of service will live on in all those whose 
lives he touched.

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