[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 2969]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO HARRY T. CORBETT

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, today I would like to commend Mr. 
Harry T. Corbett, Postmaster of the Wentzville Post Office, for his 38-
year tenure with the United States Postal Service. Mr. Corbett will 
retire from the U.S. Postal Service on March 3, 2005. Mr. Corbett began 
his career with the Postal Service in March of 1967 as a substitute 
city carrier for the Saint Ann, Missouri Post Office. In 1980, he was 
named Postmaster of the Wentzville Post Office.
  In the 38 years between being a substitute city carrier and 
Postmaster, Mr. Corbett held several positions within the postal 
system. In 1968, he became a full-time city carrier and was later 
promoted to the position of Window Distribution Clerk in Saint Ann, 
Missouri. Three years later, he was reassigned to the Florissant post 
office as a substitute carrier, then to full-time carrier and then to 
Distribution Clerk Letter Sorting Machines. In 1974, Mr. Corbett was 
reassigned to the Saint Louis Mail Processing Plant as a Mail Sorting 
Machine Clerk. Mr. Corbett obtained his first position of leadership 
when he was promoted to Foreman Mails EAS Level 15 in December of 1974. 
Three years later, he was promoted to Supervisor Mails Multi-Position 
LSM EAS 16. The following year he was promoted to General Foreman Mails 
EAS 17. Mr. Corbett became Postmaster EAS 18 of the Wentzville, 
Missouri, Post Office on June 14, 1980. In March 1988, he reached EAS 
20 level.
  Mr. Corbett is involved in several area organizations and charitable 
causes, such as the National Association of Postmasters of the United 
States, the Wentzville Rotary Club, and the Wentzville Chamber of 
Commerce. He is a member of St. Patrick Church and sits of the 
Developmental Disability Resource Board of St. Charles County. In 
addition, he is actively involved in the Crossroads Regional Medical 
Center Charitable Foundation.
  Mr. Corbett has been married to Nancy K. Scott Corbett for 32 years 
and he has two sons, Bret and Jeff Corbett. Bret is married to Courtney 
Carrothers Corbett. Mr. Corbett has been blessed with four 
grandchildren: Mackenzie, Abigail, Emma, and Kaiya. Following his 
retirement from the United States Postal Service, Mr. Corbett looks 
forward to golfing, fishing, camping, and traveling. He also plans to 
spend quality time with his family.

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