[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         A TRIBUTE TO EASTON C. WRIGHT, POSTMASTER OF MILWAUKEE

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2013

  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Easton C. Wright, a 
Milwaukee native and veteran having served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as 
a Seabees in the Navy's Construction Battalion. Mr. Easton will be 
installed as Postmaster of Milwaukee on March 8, 2013. Mr. Wright is 
the only African American and the 38th person to earn this distinction 
since the Milwaukee Post Office was established in 1835.
  Postmaster Wright began his career with the United States Postal 
Service 18 years ago as a letter carrier in Milwaukee. He is now a 
senior executive with the United States Postal Service having served in 
many postal positions, including Manager of Operations of Program 
Support in the Greater Indiana District and as Officer in Charge in 
Detroit. As Milwaukee Postmaster, he oversees more than 1,500 employees 
and 760 city delivery routes. Postmaster Wright is responsible for mail 
delivery, retail sales and other customer service operations at the 
Milwaukee, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Bay View, Glendale, Shorewood, West 
Milwaukee and Brown Deer post offices.
  Throughout his career with the Postal Service, Postmaster Wright has 
reached out to veterans and members of the African American community. 
For over 14 years, Mr. Wright has worked with other veterans to 
establish a non-profit organization called Veteran's Community 
Outreach, Inc., which provides mentoring, tutoring, clothing and 
scholarships to at-risk youth. He served for many years as a member of 
the Milwaukee Diversity Team to provide an inclusive Postal Service 
environment. For his efforts he received both local and national 
recognition, including the prestigious National Postal Diversity Award 
and the Milwaukee Times 2011 Black Excellence Award as a Community 
Leader.
  Postmaster Wright also served as a mentor to students and other 
postal employees. Early in his postal career he participated in a 
community partnership program working at the Lafollette Elementary 
School in Milwaukee, mentoring students and working with their parents. 
He developed and implemented a program to encourage parents to take the 
postal employment exam and offered prospective candidates on-going 
classes on how to improve exam scores as well as interviewing skills. 
The classes proved successful and were expanded throughout the 
community which led to meaningful employment for hundreds of people. 
Mr. Wright continued to serve as a mentor to many of these new 
employees.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Postmaster Wright. He continues to 
be a mentor to veterans and postal employees. The citizens of the 
Fourth Congressional District, the state of Wisconsin and the nation 
have benefited tremendously from his dedicated service. For these 
reasons, I am honored to pay tribute to Postmaster Wright.

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