[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 71 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E922]
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                    IN REMEMBRANCE OF MR. PAUL GRAU

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to today in remembrance of Mr. Paul 
Grau, who served as Brecksville's and Oakwood Village's law director 
for the past thirty years.
  Paul was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He attended the State 
University of New York at Oswego. Upon graduation, Mr. Grau married his 
high school sweetheart, Linda Mruk, and moved to Cleveland. Paul then 
enrolled in the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and earned his juris 
doctor degree.
  Mr. Grau was a dedicated to public servant. He began working with the 
City of Garfield Heights' law department in 1976 and was later 
appointed as the city's law director. During his tenure, in 1978, Paul 
began working as a managing partner with the law firm of Reddy, Grau 
and Meek. As he continued to build a successful and meaningful career 
in both the public and private sector, in 1981 Paul took on the role of 
law director for the City of Brecksville. Along the way, he left the 
City of Garfield Heights and in 1992 became the law director for 
Oakwood Village. Mr. Grau served as the law director for Brecksville 
and Oakwood Village for thirty and nineteen years respectively.
  In addition to his contributions as a law director to three 
Northeastern Ohio communities, Mr. Grau was dedicated to other 
community needs. He served on the board, and at one time was the 
chairman of the Jennings Center for Older Adults for ten years.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembrance of Mr. Paul 
Grau. I offer my condolences to his wife of 37 years, Linda; son, Andy; 
and sister, Mary.

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