[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
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   TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL J. ASELAGE, FORT LORAMIE COMMUNITY FIRE COMPANY

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2018

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to commend to the House the 
memory of Firefighter Michael J. Aselage of the Fort Loramie Community 
Fire Company, who was killed in the line of duty on April 2, 1975.
   Michael Aselage was born in 1950, the son of Bernard and Elizabeth 
Aselage. Upon graduating from Fort Loramie High School, he entered the 
United States Coast Guard, where he served for four years. In late 
1974, following in the footsteps of his father, he joined the Fort 
Loramie Community Fire Company.
   On April 2, 1975, Michael noticed a downed electric pole and wire 
lying across a portion of Ohio State Route 705. He immediately went to 
a nearby house to call the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for 
assistance. He then went back to the site of the downed wire to direct 
traffic around the hazard. He was killed when the door of his vehicle 
came into contact with the wire.
   This Sunday, a portion of State Route 705 in Shelby County will be 
renamed and dedicated in Michael's honor. On behalf of the people of 
Ohio's Fourth Congressional District, I offer my condolences to the 
family and friends of Michael J. Aselage as they gather to celebrate 
his selfless service. I am grateful to the members of the Fort Loramie 
Community Fire Company for pursuing this honor in tribute to their 
fallen comrade.

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