[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING MR. KIM KEE YEE FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE UNITED 
                           STATES GOVERNMENT

                                 ______
                                 

                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2005

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Kim Kee Yee 
for a career of dedicated service to the United States Government 
spanning sixty years. Mr. Yee will be honored today in Tiyan, Guam with 
a Federal Career Service Ceremony.
  Mr. Yee was born on February 18, 1928, in the then U.S. Territory of 
Hawaii to Kon Fook and Kui Len Lau, who immigrated to Hawaii from 
China. While attending Waipahu High School, Mr. Yee witnessed the 
attack on Pearl Harbor. Upon graduation from high school in 1945, he 
enlisted in the United States Army where he officially began his 
service to the United States of America. While in the Army, Mr. Yee 
successfully completed fifty ``jumps'' as a paratrooper in the famed 
82nd Airborne Division. Mr. Yee was honorably discharged from the Army 
in 1946. Shortly afterward he came to Guam and accepted a position as 
an electronic technician with the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
  In 1950, after passage of the Organic Act of Guam, Mr. Yee began his 
career with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Guam Office. 
Since then, Mr. Yee has served with distinction. Mr. Yee was given a 
career appointment by the FAA in 1957. Of special note is that, as an 
FAA employee on Guam, Mr. Yee worked in support of U.S. Armed Forces 
during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War of 
1991.
  Currently, Mr. Yee serves as an Airway Transportation Systems 
Specialist. Mr. Yee has received numerous awards in recognition of his 
excellent service. Mr. Yee is a seven-time recipient of the FAA's 
Performance Award. In addition, he has also received the Special Act/
Service Award on four separate occasions. Mr. Yee has furthermore 
received a Letter of Commendation for Reliability of Guam Radar 
Services.
  Today, I join with the FAA and the people of Guam in honoring Mr. Kim 
Kee Yee for his years of distinguished service. His career serves as an 
inspiring example of commitment to the United States Government.
  Mr. Yee married Ms. Anita Benevente Santos from the village of 
Sinajana, Guam on December 1, 1956. Their marriage has blessed them 
with five children and eleven grandchildren. I congratulate Mr. Yee and 
his family upon his reaching sixty notable years of distinguished 
service to the United States Government.