[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 172 (Thursday, December 5, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1803]
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                         HONORING LARRY CIESLA

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                           HON. CORY GARDNER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 5, 2013

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, Colorado's 4th Congressional District is 
home to countless special people and businesses. Today I rise to honor 
Larry Ciesla, one of those special people who has made a major impact 
at Intrado, Inc., a company in my district that has played a 
significant role in providing our country's 9-1-1 emergency system. 
This month, Larry will retire after more than 40 years in this mission-
critical industry.
  Larry began his telecommunications career as an engineer with Western 
Electric, which later morphed into Bell Labs, AT&T Technologies and 
eventually Lucent Technologies. Before and after Intrado acquired 
Lucent's Public Safety Division, Lucent's switch engineers recognized 
Larry's special capabilities and came to respect his expertise in 9-1-1 
switching functionality--presenting Larry with the Bell System's 
prestigious ``Distinguished Member of Technical Staff'' award. It was 
in those early years when Larry's visionary participation in standards 
development and his pioneering contributions led to the technical 
foundation for what we all know today as Enhanced 9-1-1 service.
  Larry can count among his accomplishments his role as the chief 
architect of the AT&T E9-1-1 database management system, his leadership 
in developing a geo-spatial 9-1-1 database which was a precursor for 
locating mobile 9-1-1 callers used today, and his co-authorship of the 
technical paper that defined the method used today for routing wireless 
9-1-1 calls--ensuring that those calls for help at a time of need are 
delivered to the appropriate public safety agency.
  Larry is credited as an inventor or co-inventor of multiple U.S. 
Patents, including a method for expanded communications in a telecom 
network and an E9-1-1 architecture for Internet telephony.
  Always content to work behind the scenes, Larry has been an unsung 
hero--responsible for saving countless lives in his four decades on the 
job. On behalf of all Americans, I commend Larry Ciesla for his 
dedication, his outstanding contributions, and his impactful service to 
his country and its citizens.

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