[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7020-7021]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF RICHARD BEDARD

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 1999

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Richard 
Bedard, who is retiring this year after nearly 38 years of service to 
the Worcester Public Schools.
  Dick Bedard began his career where it counts the most--in the 
classroom, as a math and physics teacher. From there he moved into 
administrative positions, including Audiovisual Director, Director of 
Instructional Media, and, most recently School Plant Manager.

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  As the man in charge of the physical plant of the Worcester Public 
Schools, Dick Bedard has done an extraordinary job of keeping our 
schools safe, clean and conductive to learning. He was in the lead as 
Worcester opened 5 new schools; 3 more are on the way.
  Through all of this, Dick Bedard has approached his responsibilities 
with good humor, hard work and dedication. He is widely respected in 
the city of Worcester as a man who gets the job done. And although we 
will miss him and his expertise, it is only fair to finally share him 
with his wife Joan, their four children and their five grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I know this entire House joins me in congratulating Dick 
Bedard for a job very well done, and expressing our best wishes for a 
healthy, productive and very well-earned retirement.

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