[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN REMEMBRANCE OF MARVIN HIRSCHBERG

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Marvin 
Hirschberg, and in recognition of a life dedicated to his country, 
community and family.
   Marvin Hisrchberg, a resident of Olmsted Falls since 1969, has a 
multifaceted and rich history of public service. He earned both his 
B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the City College 
of New York in 1951 and from Case Institute of Technology in 1958. 
Marvin worked as a research scientist at NASA for forty-two years until 
his retirement in 1994. Despite his retirement from full-time work, he 
continued to be an active volunteer at NASA and in the Greater 
Cleveland Area. His dedication to the environment and to the Olmsted 
Falls community earned him recognition as Olmsted Falls Citizen of the 
Year in 1998. Marvin was imperative in initiating the city's recycling 
program and served on the Environmental Protection Board. He and his 
wife, Ann, worked together mentoring students through the American 
Field Service (AFS), a program which enables resident high school 
seniors to study abroad and students from around the world to study in 
Olmsted Falls.
   Marvin was also a key member of the Olmsted Falls Airport Committee. 
He applied his knowledge as a NASA engineer to the civic efforts of 
Olmsted Falls residents to exercise oversight of the City of 
Cleveland's airport planning. As a result of his knowledge and research 
on sound, his dogged pursuit of a better way of planning airport 
expansions, and his dedication to citizenship as a resident and leader 
in his community, Marvin helped make Olmsted Falls a quieter place and 
helped make the City of Cleveland and Hopkins International Airport a 
better neighbor.
   Mr. Hirschberg is survived by his loving wife, Ann, his children, 
Leslie Vickery, Eric and Lora Hirschberg, and his nine grandchildren; 
Daniel and Emily Olah, Benjamin and Samuel Vickery, Adam, Claire, and 
Valerie Hirschberg, and Eva and Alice Nowell.
   Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in celebrating the life 
of Marvin Hirschberg, who committed his life to serving his country, 
community and family.

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