[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 99 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E802]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. ARTHUR SMITH

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 12, 2017

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Arthur Smith of 
Chester County, Pennsylvania for his 48 years of service to our 
community. Dr. Smith will be retiring at the end of this year after an 
astounding 48 years of service to the Ridley, Delaware County School 
District.
  Dr. Smith has for decades been a fixture in Ridley's schools, serving 
in both teaching and administrative capacities. It's not uncommon today 
for Ridley Middle School's ``Parents Night'' to be packed with parents 
of current students who themselves had taken classes taught by Dr. 
Smith years or decades ago.
  Dr. Smith brought to his teaching an unmatched commitment to his 
students and an unwavering desire to see them succeed. But his day as 
an educator didn't end with the final bell each afternoon. He then 
drove to West Chester University, where for years he's taught evening 
classes. His typical days began before 5 a.m. and ended after he got 
home at 10:30 that night.
  Forty-eight years, 9,227 middle school students, 6,700 college 
students and countless hours spent helping each of them succeed--that's 
Dr. Smith's legacy. On behalf of our entire community, I thank him for 
his service and wish him the best in his retirement.

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