[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 139 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      HONORING MR. ALAN R. PARHAM

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 14, 2014

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
Alan R. Parham as he receives the Labor Man of the Year Award from the 
Friends of Labor Committee of Laborers' Local 332. Mr. Parham is the 
Fund Administrator of the Laborer's International Union of North 
America Local 332, a local union representing thousands of construction 
workers in the Philadelphia area.
  Mr. Parham is responsible for the administration and operation of a 
variety of the Laborers' funds with assets in excess of $750 million 
for providing pension, health, and annuity benefits to over 12,000 
people and their families. He has more than 25 years of experience 
working for the Benefit Fund, and been a member of the union for even 
longer, following in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather, 
who were both members of Local 332.
  In addition to managing the benefit portfolio, Mr. Parham has a 
passion for health awareness initiatives, serving on the executive 
board of the Delaware Valley Health Coalition. He has led several 
initiatives within the union with a focus on the health of union 
members and their families. Under his direction, the Benefit Fund is 
undertaking a program to educate and encourage 50% of eligible members 
to get tested for prostate cancer.
  I invite you and all of my colleagues to join me in commemorating Mr. 
Parham's accomplishment.

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