[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9393]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING RICHARD ``DICK'' WELTEROTH

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                            HON. TOM MARINO

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 2, 2014

  Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Richard 
``Dick'' Welteroth from my hometown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
  Richard Welteroth lived a very accomplished life. He served as a 
pilot in the Civil Air Patrol for 30 years where he earned the rank of 
major. He was highly regarded in the community due to his public 
service which included being an Eagle Boy Scout Troop Leader of Troop 
35 at St. Boniface, coaching Sunday school basketball, and helping to 
hone the talents of prospective baseball pitchers.
  Mr. Welteroth is best known for his career as pitcher for the 
Washington Senators in the late 1940's and early 1950's, where he 
played against baseball greats like Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, and Joe 
Dimaggio. He made his debut to the game at the age of 20. In his first 
season for the Senators, he played in 33 games. Overall, Welteroth 
played in 90 games for the Senators, with four starts, allowed only 185 
hits, 145 walks and 55 strikeouts.
  Mr. Welteroth was admired by everyone in my hometown. When he 
finished his career in baseball, he returned to Williamsport, PA, and 
worked as a roofer, while continuing to coach baseball to the area 
kids. He always taught one the value of hard work and good 
sportsmanship, while never raising his voice in the process. He 
possessed a knack that developed young players into high caliber 
athletes who went on to compete at higher levels. He knew what made a 
great baseball player.
  I will never forget all of the lessons that Coach Welteroth taught me 
as he was helping me to perfect my fastball. He worked countless hours 
with me to develop my delivery and turned me into, not only the best 
baseball player I could be, but the best person I could be.
  Dick Welteroth will be dearly missed.

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