[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING DR. BILL LEHMANN

  (Mr. FARENTHOLD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, on Veterans Day, I attended Port Aransas 
High School Veterans Day ceremony honoring Port Aransas veterans. This 
year's event was renamed to remember its founder, Dr. Bill Lehmann, who 
passed away earlier this year at 91.
  During World War II, Dr. Lehmann served in the Army stateside, 
selling war bonds and working at a POW camp. After the war, he earned 
his master's degree and Ph.D. in physics, and began a 30-year career in 
the Air Force Civil Service. He rose quickly in the ranks, becoming 
director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and, later, 
chief of the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, the first civilian to hold 
this job.
  Lehmann focused his energy on community service when he retired in 
Port Aransas in 1992. He was an active member of the Port Aransas 
Rotary Club, where he was honored as Rotarian of the Year in 2013. He 
also founded the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the school in the 
early nineties, growing it from a small event to a gymnasium full of 
people packed with hundreds of veterans, students, and community 
members. Dr. Lehmann created a fantastic legacy that will impact the 
Port Aransas community for years to come.
  To Dr. Lehmann and his family, and to all veterans, thank you for 
your service, and God bless you all.

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