[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO LARRY FAVINGER

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
honor Larry Favinger of York, ME, on the occasion of his retirement 
from the Portsmouth Herald newspaper.
  For thirty-five years, Larry has enjoyed an illustrious career as a 
journalist with the Portsmouth Herald serving as a news reporter, 
sports editor and city editor for the newspaper. Larry has been a 
mainstay at the newspaper and has earned the respect and admiration of 
his peers. Early in the 1990's Larry opened the York bureau of the 
Portsmouth Herald and worked to establish the Herald's identify as a 
newspaper in Maine as well as one in New Hampshire.
  It has been a pleasure for me to work with Larry on the issues that 
affect the citizens of New Hampshire, especially those which concern 
the Portsmouth Shipyard. Larry has always approached the issues that we 
have discussed with professionalism and fairness. I am proud to have 
known him and to have worked with him during my tenure in public 
office.
  An exemplary community contributor, Larry has been active in 
following the progress of hometown young people in athletic and 
cultural activities, always supporting their achievements by writing 
updates for Herald readers to enjoy.
  I also commend Larry for his service to his state and nation in the 
United States Air Force, where he served in Japan and was stationed at 
Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire.
  It is an honor and a privilege to serve Larry Favinger in the United 
States Senate. I wish him and his wife, Rose Ann, Godspeed in his 
retirement and in all of their future endeavors.

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