[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF MR. PAT LANE

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 23, 2007

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Pat 
Lane, on the occasion of his retirement from Lockheed Martin 
Aeronautics Company after more than 40 years of dedicated service. Pat 
will be greatly missed, and I join his many friends and co-workers with 
whom he served in wishing him the best of luck in the next phase of his 
life.
  Pat began his long and distinguished career with then-General 
Dynamics Fort Worth Division in 1966. He was elected by his peers as 
the union representative for his department, a position he served in 
until 1974. He was then elected to the office of Business 
Representative for International Association of Machinists and 
Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 776.
  Since 1978, Pat has served as President and Directing Business 
Representative for the District Lodge. In this role, Pat has had the 
responsibility of negotiating multiple labor agreements and enforcing 
61 labor agreements with employers. He also served 10,000 members 
representing nineteen local lodges in the District. Finally, he had the 
full responsibility of overseeing and supervising a full staff of 
elected business representatives and office employees.
  Particularly noteworthy is Pat's work in establishing a Joint 
Apprenticeship Program between General Dynamics and District Lodge 776, 
which has continued under Lockheed Martin. This model program 
successfully trained highly skilled aircraft tooling personnel with a 
high completion rate. I am most familiar with Pat's outstanding work 
with the Community Learning Center in Fort Worth. Currently, he serves 
on the Board of Directors for the Community Learning Center which 
provides skills training to unemployed, underemployed and displaced 
workers.
  Pat Lane has also been extremely active in the Fort Worth community. 
He served on the Texas Council on Workforce and Economic 
Competitiveness for four years. In addition, he served on the Board of 
Directors for the Tarrant County United Way as well as the Tarrant 
County Junior College as a labor consultant. Furthermore, he has 
devoted his time as a youth baseball coach and Boy Scouts Leader.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to have had this opportunity to recognize 
the dedication of Mr. Pat Lane to the Fort Worth community. As he 
retires, I join his friends and family in wishing him a long and happy 
retirement. He has certainly earned it.

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