[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H7772-H7773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         JON GLAWE POST OFFICE

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5952) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the 
``Jon Glawe Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5952

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. JON GLAWE POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, 
     Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``Jon Glawe 
     Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Jon Glawe Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and the gentleman from Florida 
(Mr. C. Scott Franklin) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia.


                             General Leave

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5952, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located in Vergas, 
Minnesota, as the ``Jon Glawe Post Office.''
  Jon Glawe was born on January 9, 1949, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. 
He grew up on a farm near Vergas and graduated from Perham High School 
in 1967. After graduating, he moved to California and went to Ventura 
Community College for 2 years, obtaining his associate's degree.
  In 1970, Mr. Glawe was drafted into the U.S. Army and was a sergeant 
in the 3rd Armored Division station in Frankfurt, Germany. After being 
honorably discharged in March of 1972, he married his high school 
sweetheart, Darla Olson, in June of 1973.
  As a kid, during snowstorms, Mr. Glawe would ride along with his 
brothers and dad, who was the rural mail carrier in Vergas, to help 
shovel snow every time their vehicle stopped or became stuck along the 
mail route.
  He officially began his career with the U.S. Postal Service in 
Minneapolis in 1975. After the passing of his father, he added a second 
full-time job, taking over the rural mail route delivering mail for 
Vergas and the surrounding areas for 36 years, until his retirement in 
2011.
  Mr. Glawe became well-known and revered by many on his route and 
served as a lifeline for many in the community. Through Minnesota's 
harshest winter storms, he was known to not only deliver mail, but 
would often bring medicine, food, and other goods to those in need.
  I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Jon Glawe by 
supporting H.R. 5952.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would name a post 
office in Vergas, Minnesota, for Mr. Jon Glawe.
  Growing up in Vergas, Minnesota, Mr. Glawe would ride along with his 
father, who was the rural mail carrier in Vergas. After serving in the 
U.S. Army during Vietnam, Mr. Glawe moved to Minneapolis and officially 
began his career with the U.S. Post Office in 1975.
  He later moved back to Vergas and resumed work on his family's dairy 
farm. After his father's death in 1928, Mr. Glawe added a second full-
time job and took over the rural mail route, delivering mail to the 
town of Vergas and the surrounding area for 36 years.
  He was well-known on his route and served as a lifeline for many in 
the community. Even during the harshest of Minnesota winters, he would 
deliver mail, medicine, and food to those in need.
  There is no better way to honor Jon Glawe's decades of service to the 
Postal Service than by naming a post office after him.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman has no further speakers, I 
am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

  Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to 
the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. Fischbach).
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida for 
yielding me time.
  Earlier this year, I introduced H.R. 5952, a bill that honors the 
life of Jon Glawe, of Vergas, Minnesota. He was a mail carrier for 36 
years, who left a remarkable impact on his community.
  Born in 1949, Jon grew up in the Vergas area. He was a wrestling 
champion, which took him to college in California. After being drafted 
into the Army in 1970 and faithfully serving his country, he returned 
home and married his high school sweetheart, Darla Olson.
  As a boy, Jon would join his father on the mail route, shoveling the 
car out of the snow, and many Minnesotans know that feeling. After his 
father passed away, Jon took up the reins, taking on a second full-time 
job as a mail carrier while also running the family dairy farm.
  Over the years, he became a beloved staple of the community, 
regularly going above and beyond to help his neighbors.
  This bill appropriately names the post office after Jon to honor his 
service to his neighbors and to the local area. In a letter, his family 
noted that since the bill's introduction, the outpouring of support 
from those who live in the Vergas area has been overwhelming. I agree 
with their words that there is no better way to honor his decades of 
service than this.
  Jon passed away in 2016 and left behind a loving family and many, 
many friends. I urge my colleagues to hear the voices of those Jon 
impacted every day and support this bill.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman from Florida has no further 
speakers, I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I have no further 
speakers, and I am prepared to close.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 5952, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5952.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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