[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 803]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF TONY RAMOS

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 25, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
retirement of Mr. Blas (Tony) Ramos of Lansing, Michigan. For the last 
24 years, Mr. Ramos has served the people of the State of Michigan as 
an employee with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department, the Wage and 
Hour Division of Department of Labor & Economic Growth and the Michigan 
Employment Security Commission. In addition to his service to the State 
of Michigan, Mr. Ramos has also served honorably in the Michigan 
National Guard, helping to preserve freedom and democracy abroad and 
keeping Michiganders safe at home.
  Dedicated public servants like Mr. Ramos are a rare breed. Following 
the terrorist attacks after September 11, 2001, President Bush 
challenged all Americans to serve their communities, Mr. Ramos has been 
answering that challenge for the last 24 years. Mr. Speaker, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Ramos for his years of 
dedicated service and to wish him all the best on his retirement.