[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 85 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1007]
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 IN HONOR OF MICHAEL CARROLL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AMERICAN 
                     RED CROSS OF GREATER COLUMBUS

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2012

  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate Michael 
Carroll, Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Greater 
Columbus for 34 years of outstanding service.
  For the past three and a half decades, the citizens of the Greater 
Columbus area have received assistance and comfort from their friends 
and neighbors through the work of this fine leader. Since 1995, Mr. 
Carroll has served as CEO of the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus 
covering Fayette, Franklin, Madison and Pickaway counties. In 2007, he 
was appointed Regional CEO for the Central-Southeast Ohio Region 
comprised of 16 Red Cross chapters covering 26 Ohio counties.
  His talents are so well respected that he has often been called upon 
to aid other areas of the country as well. Since 1979, Mr. Carroll has 
served in field leadership roles on more than 20 major disaster 
operations in 12 states including Hurricane Hugo in 1989. In September 
2004, he served as Deputy Director of the Hurricane Frances relief 
operation in Florida and, in September 2005, was Director of Hurricane 
Katrina relief for Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
  The Red Cross is an internationally recognized symbol of 
humanitarianism and hope, and Michael Carroll has done much to burnish 
that reputation by easing the pain and sorrow of disaster victims 
across our community and around the nation. In short, Michael Carroll 
has made our community a safer and better place to live.
  I offer my best wishes to him and his family for a wonderful 
retirement. His legacy will stand as an example for all, and he will be 
dearly missed

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