[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 37 (Friday, February 26, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E179-E180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING STEPHEN M. CULPOVICH'S SERVICE

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                          HON. CHELLIE PINGREE

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 26, 2021

  Ms. PINGREE. Madam Speaker, today we honor Stephen M. Culpovich, who 
is retiring

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after serving Maine communities as a Postmaster for three decades.
  Steve has dedicated his career to public service, serving in the U.S. 
Air Force before working twenty-two years as a Postmaster in Round 
Pond, then eight years in Rockport. As a public servant, Steve 
continuously went above and beyond, greeting each customer with a smile 
and good cheer.
  Steve's retirement today is all the more remarkable because he 
originally intended to retire in March 2020. But as the world fell into 
chaos due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve made the courageous decision 
to stay on the job. Even though it meant working long days, a daily 
two-hour round-trip commute, and risking his safety, Steve refused to 
abandon his community during the most uncertain days of the pandemic.
  It is because of people like Steve that Maine has a reputation for 
being ``the way life should be.'' Our state is a much better place 
because of his vital work and his ability to form deep and trusting 
relationships with the people of Midcoast Maine. As he moves onto his 
next adventure, I wish him all the best.

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