[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MR. LARRY SERVIES

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 23, 2017

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute a 
remarkable Hoosier, Mr. Larry Servies, who is being honored by the 
community in Montgomery County for his 67 years of service as a 
volunteer fireman. I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude and 
appreciation for his leadership and service to the Waveland community.
  Mr. Servies is a lifelong Hoosier and Waveland resident. He was a 
charter member of the Waveland Community Volunteer Fire Department and 
served 30 years as its chief. In those years of leadership, he has been 
credited with overseeing the purchase of a new fire truck, building a 
new fire station, steadfastly meeting regulation requirements, and 
providing quality training to future generations of volunteer 
firefighters. Though he has already devoted 67 years of service to the 
Waveland Fire Department, it is my understanding he is not going 
anywhere and plans to remain a member of the department as long as his 
good health stays with him.
  Mr. Servies embodies the generous spirit and dedication to community 
like so many of our volunteer firefighters in Indiana and across this 
country. He is an army veteran, a member of the Waveland Covenant 
United Methodist Church, and has been active in various community 
service organizations and trade associations. As a long-time 
businessman, Mr. Servies owned and operated a furniture store, hardware 
and lumber business, and funeral home which provided needed products 
and services to the Waveland community.
  I am honored to congratulate Mr. Larry Servies for his dedication to 
helping make Waveland a safer and better place to live. His commitment 
to the community serves as an example for all of us on how to be good 
citizens. May God continue to bless Mr. Servies and the Waveland 
Community Volunteer Fire Department.

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