[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                IN REMEMBRANCE OF RALPH WARREN GOEHRING

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Ralph 
Warren Goehring, a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Mr. 
Goehring's strong passion for education and dedication to hard-work 
benefited many in the community.
  Mr. Goehring was raised in Pittsburgh, and graduated from Indiana 
University of Pennsylvania and Penn State University. He served as a 
Marine during World War II in the Pacific and was subsequently awarded 
several medals for his brave service.
  Mr. Goehring moved to Lorain in 1952 and became a social studies 
teacher. He taught for 31 years at Lorain High School and Hawthorne Jr. 
High School in Lorain. He was best known for teaching a special course 
called ``Problems of Democracy.'' Throughout his career, he also served 
as a leader for the Lorain Education Association.
  As an educator and a strong proponent of labor rights, Mr. Goehring 
led the fight for collective bargaining rights before Ohio passed laws 
protecting those rights. When the school district fired all the 
strikers, Goehring reassured his colleagues that the district could not 
replace 900 workers. Sure enough, with Ralph Goering's strong 
leadership and perseverance for justice, the workers won their jobs 
back. As one friend recounted, Ralph ``felt that collective bargaining 
made things better in Lorain for the students, teachers and district.''
  After retiring, Ralph worked with the Internal Revenue Service in 
Cleveland and he used the skills he learned there to help seniors with 
their taxes in Lorain. He also served as a retiree executive member of 
the North Eastern Ohio Education Association, where he worked as an 
editor for their newsletters.
  Mr. Goehring is survived by his wife, three children, two grandsons, 
two step-granddaughters and five step-great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembering Ralph 
Warren Goehring, whose legacy of professionalism, service to the 
community and determination for justice will forever stand as an 
example of what it means to be a community leader.

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