[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 62 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO ED VULEVICH, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2012

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a dedicated public 
servant and good friend to many in the Alabama legal community, former 
Mobile federal prosecutor Edward J. Vulevich, Jr., who recently passed 
away at the age of 78.
  A native of South Alabama, Ed Vulevich spent four decades guiding--
and, at one time leading--the U.S. Attorney's office in Mobile. 
Throughout, he was a trusted advocate for justice and a steady force in 
the U.S. Attorney's office.
  A graduate of McGill Institute, Ed Vulevich earned his undergraduate 
and law degrees from the University of Alabama. After law school, he 
joined the Air Force where he served in the Judge Advocate General's 
Corps in Japan during the late 1950s.
  After serving his country, Ed Vulevich returned to Mobile to clerk 
for U.S. District Judge Daniel Thomas before joining the Tonsmeire, 
McFadden law firm. In 1969, he left private practice to become a 
federal prosecutor in the Mobile U.S. Attorney's office.
  At the Mobile office, Ed Vulevich served as Chief of the Civil 
Division for 25 years and held the post of First Assistant U.S. 
Attorney. From 1993 to 1995, he rose to the position of interim U.S. 
Attorney in Mobile during the transition between the administrations of 
President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton.
  According to the Mobile Press-Register, Ed Vulevich was among the 
first group of federal prosecutors in the late 1960s who held career 
posts that carried over from one presidential administration to the 
next.
  He was an able administrator helping guide the U.S. Attorney's office 
during his four decades of service. Over the same period, the office 
saw growth in the number of prosecutors from less than ten to more than 
50 and witnessed a marked caseload increase.
  A devoted legal scholar and defender of the people, Ed Vulevich was 
well-liked and respected by his colleagues and many others in the legal 
profession. He retired from federal service in 2006.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of South Alabama, I join this 
House in extending heartfelt condolences to Ed's wife of forty years, 
Diane; their daughters, Erin and Jan; their son, Edward; their three 
grandchildren; as well as his sisters Ann, Jane and Helen. You are all 
in our thoughts and prayers.

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