[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MARTIN ETLER

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                         HON. STEVE R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 1999

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give birthday greetings to 
a constituent in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Martin Etler of Elmary Place, 
who celebrates his birthday on April 24.
  Marty was born in Holliswood (Queens), New York, on April 24, 1929, 
and eight years later in 1937, moved with his parents to Paterson where 
he graduated from East Side High School in 1947, and then went into the 
service for four years and three months, serving his country in the Air 
Force.
  As a member of the 301st Bomb Group (352nd Squadron), Marty was 
stationed first in Guam, then at a Royal Air Force facility outside 
London, and still later at several bases inside the United States.
  In 1952, he moved to Fair Lawn, a town in our district I am proud not 
only to represent, but also to reside in. He married the lovely Violet 
DeVries, and though his work in the maintenance department of United 
Airlines kept him busy for nearly 40 years, he still found time to give 
back to his community.
  As a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment for some 20 years, he 
has given of himself willingly on the first Monday of each month, and 
many third Mondays--rarely missing a meeting except in the summer when 
he has coordinated the reunions of his Air Force Squadron and Bomber 
group all over the United States.
  Marty has taken the ``job'' of being a member of the Zoning Board of 
Adjustment very seriously, almost always going out to the premises for 
which a variance is sought, looking at the neighborhood, the relief 
sought, and then trying to work the inevitable compromise between the 
zoning ordinance and those seeking a variance or relief from something 
that is otherwise prohibited.
  On the occasion of this milestone birthday, Mr. Speaker, I am certain 
that the entire Borough of Fair Lawn, and this House of 
Representatives, wishes him well.

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