[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 59 (Monday, April 18, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO WALT TITUS

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 18, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Walt Titus on his recent retirement from the Gravity, Iowa 
Fire Department. Walt served as a firefighter for more than 58 years.
  Walt became a volunteer firefighter in the mid-1950s in Kirkman, Iowa 
and has worked for the Sharpsburg and Gravity Fire Departments over the 
course of the next 58 years. He did anything that needed to be done in 
service to the department. He was quoted in the Bedford Times-Press 
stating that commitment is the key to a volunteer fire department. ``If 
a fire alarm goes off, there is a blizzard and it's 10 below zero, some 
want to stay home. When you're committed, you get up and go whether you 
feel like it or not.'' It is that attitude which exemplifies the Iowa 
spirit of volunteerism and pride.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues in the United States Congress 
join me in commending Walt for his service to Taylor County. I consider 
it an honor to represent Walt in United States House of Representatives 
and wish him the best in his retirement from his firefighting duties.

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