[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6672]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   COMMEMORATING RETIREMENT OF J. RICHARD HARRIS FROM THE OFFICE OF 
               DEVELOPMENT AT LEHMAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2001

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, at 78 years of age, Mr. J. Richard Harris 
remains an active member of the Piqua community. Dick is a Troy native 
and graduate of Troy High School. He served his country during World 
War II in the US Navy and saw active duty aboard the U.S.S. Bunker Hill 
and the U.S.S. Wasp. Upon his return to Ohio, he served on the Highway 
Patrol Auxiliary and worked for Waco Airplane Company in Troy before 
becoming advertising director and later publisher of the Piqua Daily 
Call. He also worked for the Piqua Battery Company for a number of 
years before opening a Development Office at the Lehman Catholic High 
School in the late 1980's.
  During his 12-year tenure at Lehman, he helped raise over $5.5 
million in the Twenty-First Century capital campaign to benefit the 
school. He remains active with the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce and 
founded the Piqua Ambassadors, a group dedicated to promoting the city 
of Piqua and its communities. He has served as a United Fund chairman 
and has continued his work with Border City Savings & Loan, the YWCA 
and the YMCA.
  In both a professional and personal capacity, Mr. Harris has gone 
above and beyond in providing service to his community. His hard work 
and dedication should serve as an example for us all. Every American 
should aspire to this kind of enthusiastic commitment to service. I am 
proud to know and represent a person like Dick Harris in Congress. A 
hard-working man who has spent his life striving to live up to the 
ideals that will help insure our country remains a great place to live 
with hope and opportunity for all.

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