[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO ED HAMAN

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 17, 2009

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Ed Haman of Stanhope, Iowa, on his dedication to the community of 
Stanhope and his retirement as Fire Chief at the Stanhope Volunteer 
Fire Department after forty-one years of service.
   The community of Stanhope is celebrating the retirement of this 
extraordinary man, but I feel it is imperative that we as a Congress 
celebrate Ed as an example of incredible and valuable citizenship. His 
service to his community, Iowa, and our nation represents an ideal that 
should be an inspiration for all Americans.
   I commend Ed Haman for his many years of loyalty and service to Iowa 
and to our country. It is an immense honor to represent Ed in Congress, 
and I wish him and his family in Stanhope, Iowa, a long, happy and 
healthy retirement.

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