[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21144-21145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING MIKE PURL

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and 
congratulate Mike Purl upon being named by the Madera District Chamber 
of Commerce as a 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree. Mr. Purl was 
recognized on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the Fifth Annual Lifetime 
Achievement Awards and Installation Dinner.
  Mike Purl was born and raised in Madera, California. He graduated 
from Madera Union High School and earned his Bachelor's Degree in 
Communications from Fresno State.

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During his college years, he began to work at KFSN channel 30, the 
local ABC affiliate and had a part-time job in radio. Mr. Purl 
continued to work for KFSN for ten years as a producer and director of 
news programs. In 1984, he took over the family business, Purl's Sheet 
Metal, and has been managing the company since that time.
  Mr. Purl has always been an active member in the community. He was 
involved with many activities that involved his children, including the 
Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scouts, Future Farmers of America and 4-H. 
He is also involved with the Kiwanis Club of Madera, where he served as 
president from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Purl served on the board for Campfire 
USA, is involved with the Madera County Historical Society, Madera 
Method Wagon Train, Children's Hospital Central California, Madera 
Community Hospital and Madera County Arts Council.
  Madera has always been home to Mr. Purl and his family. He loves the 
small town feel that Madera has still today. Mr. Purl and his wife, 
Mickie, have three daughters, one son and seven grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Mike Purl 
upon being honored as the Madera Chamber of Commerce 2009 Lifetime 
Achievement Award Honoree. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Mr. Purl many years of continued success.

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