[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 18 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATIONS TO HENRY (HANK) SHAFT FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 3, 2012

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating Hank Shaft on his retirement from the Saginaw 
County Commission on Aging Board.
  Hank began his work career in 1951 at the General Motors Parts Plant 
in Saginaw, Michigan. During his 33 year career he was active in his 
union, UAW Local 522, serving as committee man, union president, and 
bargaining committee chairman. Hank also had the distinction of being 
the last worker to close and lock the doors at the Saginaw General 
Motors Parts Plant when the plant was shut down.
  After retirement from General Motors, he continued his advocacy role 
by participating in, and holding officer positions in: the Local 522 
Retiree Chapter, UAW Area 5 Saginaw Retirees Council, Michigan Council 
of Senior Citizens, and UAW Region 1-D Retirees.
  He has served on the Area Agency on Aging's Advisory Council since 
1995, as well as a Board Member of the Saginaw County Commission on 
Aging Board. Mr. Shaft served as Board Chair for the past four years 
and was a delegate to the Michigan Senior Advocacy Council. He was also 
president of the Tri-County Area Senior Citizens Council.
  In 1997 Hank earned the Saginaw County Senior of the Year award, and 
later that year, the Governor recognized him as Michigan's Senior 
Citizen of the Year. He was also honored in 2005 for his volunteering 
services and dedication to Michigan's older adults when he received the 
State's Claude Pepper Award. Hank dedicated his life to supporting 
labor, retirees, and our senior citizens and the community is a better 
place because of his work.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Hank Shaft on his 
retirement. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated public servant in 
the Saginaw County Commission on Aging Board and I wish him well in his 
future endeavors.

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