[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22925]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                DR. TERRY STRAETER: A COMMUNITY SERVANT

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 27, 1999

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise today to express my 
admiration and thanks to a leader in San Diego. Dr. Terry Straeter has 
been a part of our community and given of himself for many years. I am 
honored to have been invited to participate in an important event to be 
held this week at the National Air and Space Museum to pay tribute to 
this innovative and dedicated man.
  Dr. Straeter got his start at the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration during the 1970s, a time when our missions to the moon 
were coming to an end and NASA was once again looking to ``push the 
envelope'' in space exploration. Serving at the Langley Research Center 
in Hampton, Virginia, Terry was performing much of the important 
research that would lead to more and more innovation.
  But then, San Diego got lucky. Terry went into the private sector, 
holding several posts with General Dynamics, eventually coming to 
beautiful San Diego to lead a group of tremendously dedicated men and 
women serving at Marconi Information Systems and Marconi Integrated 
Systems. And quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, our community has not been the 
same since Terry and his lovely wife Jinny arrived.
  Terry is a strong supporter of our United Way campaign. He takes 
precious moments of his day to work with kids and help them to 
understand how important our free market economy is by participating in 
Junior Achievement. He has reached out to those children whose lives 
are affected by the daily challenges of diabetes by serving as the 
Corporate Recruitment Chairman of the 1998 Juvenile Diabetes 
Foundation's ``Walk to Cure Diabetes.'' And all the while running one 
of the most successful and innovative high technology companies in our 
city, the State of California, and indeed, within our nation.
  I am proud to offer my congratulations to Dr. Terry Straeter on this 
important occasion when we will honor him in a glowing tribute at the 
National Air and Space Museum. Terry, we appreciate you and we thank 
you for your service.

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