[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20658]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION 
      AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE ROBERT O'GARA OF BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS

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                         HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of a man who has 
dedicated the past 43 years to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an 
employee of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
  Robert O'Gara, the son of Michael and Anna O'Gara, was born on 
October 28, 1941 in South Boston, Massachusetts. In 1962, after 
graduating from South Boston High School, Robert joined the MBTA as a 
Junior Clerk working out of the Everett Repair Shop. Robert developed a 
reputation for exceptional craftsmanship and a meticulous attention to 
detail. For the next decade, Robert restored trains at the Everett 
Repair Shop until he moved to Riverside Station as a Riverside 
repairman. Once he began working at the Riverside Yard, Robert took his 
dedication and hard work to a higher level and would place vehicle 
history on the dash of every vehicle sent in for repair. These notes, 
dubbed ``O'Gara Grams'', allowed repairmen to thoroughly inspect each 
train in order to ensure peak performance.
  Along with being a committed employee, Robert is a devoted husband 
and father. Robert has the enormous pleasure and tremendous good 
fortune to be married to his wife Mary of 38 years. They are the proud 
parents of eight children and the grandparents of seven adoring 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to take the floor of the House 
today to join with Robert O'Gara's family, friends and brothers and 
sisters of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to thank him 
for 43 years of remarkable service to the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts. I urge my colleagues to join me in celebrating Robert's 
distinguished career and wishing him a happy and full retirement.

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