[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO FRAN LUS

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2007

  Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Fran Lus for his 12 
years of service to Chautauqua County. Mr. Lus is a wonderful example 
of what public service should be.
  I would like briefly to touch on the many areas of service that Fran 
has been involved with. Fran was first elected to the Chautauqua County 
Legislature in 1995 as a representative of district 23 in Portland. He 
served as the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee. Mr. Lus is also 
a member of the Public Facilities Committee and serves as a delegate to 
the Inter-County Association of Western New York and is a member of the 
Cornell Co-operative Extension Board of Directors.
  I must also acknowledge Mr. Lus' other interests. He serves as a 
member of the Stop DWI Committee, the Southern Tier Extension Rail 
Authority Board, is a life long member of the Southwestern N.Y. 
Volunteer Firemen's Association and an exempt fireman of the Brocton 
Fire Department. He was also a member of the Portland Volunteer Fire 
Department for 3 years. Fran was recently elected to the Brocton 
Central School Hall of Fame.
  I am proud to mention that Mr. Lus served his country during the 
Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1954 as a member of the United States Air 
Force and is a life member and former commander of the John W. Dill 
post 434.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in congratulating Fran on his 
wonderful job well done in the Chautauqua County Legislature. Fran, you 
will be missed by all of the constituents whose lives you touched. 
Enjoy your retirement!

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