[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. THOMAS PILKINGTON

 Mr. ASHCROFT. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Thomas


Pilkington as he retires from over thirty-six years of service to 
General Motors.
  Tom began his career with General Motors in 1964 as a Suggestion Plan 
Investigator at the Chevrolet Motor Division Plant in Framingham, 
Massachusetts. Through hard work and determination, Tom achieved 
numerous promotions, including Interviewer and later Safety Inspector. 
In 1970, Tom was appointed Supervisor of Labor Relations at the 
Chevrolet Assembly Plant at Ypsilanti, Michigan, Supervisor of Salaried 
Personnel Administration in 1972, and later that year, he became 
Supervisor of Labor Relations. In 1973, Tom became General Supervisor 
of Labor Relations followed by General Supervisor of Industrial 
Relations in 1976. The following year, he was named Administrator of 
Labor Relations at the GMAD-Central office in Warren, Michigan. Within 
a month, he became Administrator of Salaried Personnel.
  In October of 1977, Tom was named Personnel Director at the GMAD-
Tarrytown plant in Tarrytown, New York, until his transfer in 1982 to 
Wentzville, Missouri, as Personnel Director.
  Tom Pilkington's long tenure of service demonstrates his 
perseverance, hard work and dedication. His outstanding service to 
General Motors over the years is truly admirable.
  I urge the Senate to join me in congratulating Thomas Pilkington and 
wishing him, his wife, Marilee, and their family the very best as they 
move on to face new challenges, opportunities, and rewards.

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