[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        HONORING LAVERNE SCHWALM

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 6, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Laverne Schwalm 
for his service to our country as a member of the U.S. Merchant 
Marines. Mr. Schwalm passed away 1 year ago, on October 26, 2000.
  Ensign Schwalm was born in Toledo, OH, and attended high school in 
Deerfield, MI. After high school he joined the U.S. Merchant Marines at 
the age of 17. He began his service in the Merchant Marines in 1944 and 
worked as a radio operator. He and his family first lived in California 
in 1947, when he was stationed in San Francisco. Laverne and his wife 
moved to Fresno when he left the Merchant Marines in 1949. After the 
Merchant Marines Laverne worked as a foreman at Pittsburgh Steel 
Company for 25 years.
  Laverne and his wife Billie were married for 53 years. He is survived 
by his wife, 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I honor Laverne Schwalm for his service to our country. 
I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Schwalm's 
accomplishments.

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