[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 142 (Thursday, September 22, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE MEMORY OF PAUL WILLIAM BELTZ

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2011

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 we lost a good 
and honorable citizen and someone I considered a friend. Mr. Paul 
William Beltz of Buffalo, New York and North Palm Beach, Florida died 
at the age of 85 years old in his home in Buffalo surrounded by his 
loving family.
  Mr. Beltz was one of Buffalo's leading trial attorneys and founder of 
the law firm that bears his name. He personified all that is honest, 
all that is good in the legal profession and built a firm that embodied 
Mr. Beltz's honorable reputation, his steadfast determination, 
unmatched work ethic and a firm that believed in family and commitment 
to one's family.
  Mr. Beltz lived his life, and instilled in the lives of his children 
and grandchildren, that if you work hard, love your family and your 
country and give back to your community, you will have truly lived. We 
are grateful to Mr. Beltz who served our nation during World War II 
with the Army in the Pacific.
  Mr. Beltz graduated from St. Bonaventure University and Cornell Law 
School and received numerous recognitions for his contributions to 
Education and Law. In 2001, Mr. Beltz was named Lawyer of the Year by 
the Erie County Bar Association. In 2005, Mr. Paul William Beltz 
received the Gaudete Medal, from St. Bonaventure University which 
recognizes business and community leaders for service in the tradition 
of St. Francis of Assisi.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to express my deepest condolences to the family 
of Mr. Paul William Beltz, to his wife Catherine, his children Anne and 
Phil Rimmler, Margaret and Bill Gellatly, Kate and Steve Foley, John 
and Katherine Beltz, Mary Elizabeth and Naill Falls, and Sara and Mario 
Rodriguez and to his sixteen grandchildren, as well as his surviving 
family and friends. It was evident from the first time I met Mr. Beltz 
that he was a kind and generous man who had earned the respect of many. 
Although words cannot truly express the man that Paul William Beltz 
was, it is my hope that the memories and stories of Mr. Beltz can serve 
as a lasting tribute to his life, his service, and his impressive 
career. I will remember Mr. Beltz for his generous spirit, for his hard 
work on behalf of so many working men and women in our community and 
for the impact he had on so many families throughout Western New York.

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