[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 165 (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S10232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO CLARION FELCHLE

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I recognize the public 
service career of Clarion ``Clem'' Felchle, who will retire from the 
U.S. Postal Service on January 3, 2011, after 36 years of Federal 
service.
  Clem's career with the U.S. Postal Service began as a distribution 
clerk in Grand Forks, ND, followed by tour supervisor of mails in 
Bismarck, ND; superintendent of postal operations in St. Cloud, MN; 
director of city operations, director of mail processing and manager of 
processing & distribution, Fargo, ND; postmaster, processing & 
distribution manager in Sioux Falls, SD; bulk main center manager, 
Kansas City, KS, with his final assignment as Dakotas district manager 
in Sioux Falls. He received PCES Superior Achievement awards in 2006 
and 2007, as well as the ``Above and Beyond'' award given by the 
National Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve for his strong 
support of our Nation's military.
  Clem has witnessed numerous changes within the Postal Service during 
his career. He provided dedicated and tireless service and contributed 
greatly to the betterment of the organization. Throughout his service, 
he has always been committed to those tried and true missions and 
mottos of the Postal Service: ``To provide postal services to bind the 
nation together through the personal, educational, literary and 
business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, 
reliable and efficient services to patrons and render services to all 
communities'' and ``Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night 
stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed 
rounds.''As Dakotas district manager, Clem has helped guide postal 
customers and postal employees through various challenges. 
Technological advances have put the emphasis of some postal duties on 
machines rather than manpower and many small community post offices 
have been forced to close or reduce services.
  Clem has approached these challenges and changing times with the 
utmost level of professionalism, dedication and a sense of humor. I 
have appreciated the level of response from Clem and his staff over the 
years and I commend him for his great public service career. I wish 
Clem all the best in his retirement and again thank him for his 
dedicated service to the U.S. Postal Service. 

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