[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF JOHN CLARKE

  (Mr. McKINLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McKINLEY. Madam Speaker, after more than 40 years in the 
construction trade, my friend John Clarke of Wheeling has retired.
  John is a lifelong West Virginian, the former president of Local 141 
of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and served on 
the International Executive Committee of IBEW.
  After serving in Vietnam with the Marine Corps, John returned home 
and gave back to his community, serving on over 25 local charitable and 
professional organizations.
  IBEW International President Ed Hill has said, ``Working families in 
West Virginia have never had a better friend than John Clarke.'' And 
more importantly, in a world conflicted with partisanship, John proudly 
put his country first, not his political affiliation.
  He made a difference. His decades of devotion to his country and his 
community can only be matched by his commitment to his wife of 43 
years, Margaret, and his two sons, Justin and Lucas.
  I extend my congratulations to John and wish him well in his 
retirement.

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