[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14562-14563]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]





                         HONORING THE LIFE OF 
                             EDWARD L. FIRE

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 17, 2015

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Edward L. Fire of Chagrin Falls, Ohio who passed away on Wednesday, 
July 1, 2015. Edward was the son of Frank and Pauline Fire. He was a 
1954 graduate of Lowellville High School and attended Youngstown State 
University. Following his education, Edward served in the U.S. Navy 
shortly after graduation at age 17 in 1954 until 1958.
  In addition to serving in the armed forces, Ed was an active force in 
labor. Ed's career as a union leader began in 1961 at Packard Electric 
in Warren, where he served in elected office for 40 plus years. His 
leadership roles included President of the 13,000 member IUE Local 717 
at Delphi Packard, Vice President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, and Secretary-
Treasurer of the 80,000 member IUE District 7, headquartered in 
Kettering, OH. Ed loved every aspect of his job helping people have

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good jobs with good pay. The highlights of his career included leading 
the Union's bargaining teams with major corporations, GM, GE, and 
Delphi. He led IUE's efforts in the merger with the CWA. He also led 
the Union's political action efforts, including being actively involved 
in the campaigns of Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter and Bill 
Clinton as well as Ohio Governor Dick Celeste, Senators John Glenn, 
Howard Metzenbaum and Sherrod Brown.
  He is survived by his wife Margaret Fire of Chagrin Falls, three sons 
Dino (Pamela) Fire of Jenson, MI, Patrick Fire of Myrtle Beach, SC and 
Ted (Melissa) Fire of Stow, MA, three granddaughters Morgan and Lina 
Fire and Capri (George) Kandris, two grandsons Sam and Jake Fire, a 
sister Jeanette Farley of Warren and several nieces and nephews. He is 
preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Charles Fire and four 
sisters Margaret Fire, Ida Marino, Rosemarie Whalen and Ann Fire.
  There is no doubt that Ed's effort helped to improve the lives of 
countless workers in Northeastern Ohio, and across the country. I was 
deeply saddened to hear of his passing, but I am honored to pay tribute 
to such a selfless man.

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