[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11123-11124]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING LIEUTENANT ROBERT REYNOLDS

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2010

  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of 
Lieutenant Robert Reynolds of the Worcester Fire Department. Lieutenant 
Reynolds is retiring after 24 years of dedicated service to the City of 
Worcester.
  As with any public service profession, the nobility inherent in fire 
fighters should not be overlooked. These brave people, bound by duty 
and honor, risk their own health and safety in order to protect the 
lives and property of others. This sense of duty was undoubtedly

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felt by Mr. Reynolds when he joined the department at the age of 34, 
and certainly it continued to grow even after being promoted to 
Lieutenant.
  Not only has Lieutenant Reynolds served his community during his 
career as fire fighter, he has served his country as a U.S. Marine. The 
leap from Marine to firefighter is not difficult to imagine; to be 
effective in either profession requires strength of character of 
immeasurable quantities. It is Lieutenant Reynolds's character that led 
him to his distinguished career, and it is that character that I would 
like to honor as he enters a well deserved retirement among his 
family--his wife Elizabeth and two children, Margo E. (Reynolds) Clark 
and Bridget J. Reynolds.
  I know all of my colleagues join me in thanking Lieutenant Reynolds 
for his service to the City of Worcester and its citizens.

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