[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    TRIBUTE TO FORMER DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND FRIEND, JOHN J. McGUIRE

  (Mr. WALSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, October 16, John J. McGuire, my 
former district director in Syracuse, New York, and close personal 
friend, died after a long battle with brain cancer. John served as an 
integral part of my staff since my election to Congress in 1988. Prior 
to that time, he served as a compliance officer for 11 years with the 
Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor in 
Syracuse.
  John McGuire, a former Marine, was a highly decorated disabled 
American veteran. He is a past recipient of the Veterans Service Award 
from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, four Special 
Achievement Awards and the Federal Distinguished Career Award. After 
serving as a sergeant in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, John 
taught English both here in the United States and in the Balkans.
  With John's death earlier this week, his wife and children lost a 
terrific husband and father; and I lost a neighbor, a close adviser, 
and a loyal friend. The Central New York community lost a tireless 
worker and community advocate, and the entire nation lost a dedicated 
public servant and true American patriot. He will certainly be missed 
but never forgotten.

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