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and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the

Combat Action Ribbon, and the Navy Unit

Commendation. To say that Captain Guzman

served faithfully is to understate the obvious.

His presence in the Marine Corps was an

honor for our country.

When Marine Reserve 1st Sgt. Michael S.

Curtain and several former marines carried out

Captain Guzman’s flag-draped body from the

rubble in Oklahoma City, all work around the

site stopped. According to Mr. Curtain:

Cranes had stopped. It was completely

quiet. Rescuers stopped and looked; people

had lined the street outside the building. Everyone was watching in silence as we

brought our Marine out * * * You could tell

the veterans. They were the ones with tears

in their eyes.

It is with enormous pride that a grateful Nation today salutes Capt. Randolph Guzman

and his service to his country. All California

mourns the loss of this sterling young man,

but does so with the knowledge that this son

of the East Bay lived his life with a commitment to duty, honor and country that stands in

the finest tradition of the Marines Corps. His

life was a testimony to the Marine Corps

motto: ‘‘Semper Fidelis,’’ always faithful.

To Captain Guzman’s parents, Erlinda

Guzman and Rudolph Guzman, I offer my

deepest sympathy. There is nothing I can say

that can lessen their sense of loss. But I can

assure them of America’s abiding pride in their

son and encourage them with the truth that

the One the Bible calls ‘‘the God of all comfort’’ will be there for them through all the days

ahead.

May God guide and bless the Guzman family, and may He guide and bless our beloved

country.

KILDEE PAYS TRIBUTE TO

WALTER REUTHER

fHON. DALE E. KILDEE OF MICHIGAN

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

urge my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to join me in paying tribute to the

late Walter P. Reuther. Mr. Reuther, and his

late wife May, are being honored by the United Auto Workers with a commemorative tribute to be held on Tuesday, May 9, 1995. This

tribute marks 25 years to the day they perished in a plane crash.

Walter Reuther was a true giant to the labor

movement. He was the leader in the fight that

gave birth to the labor movement in America.

He committed his life to the workers of this

Nation, assuring them justice and change in

the workplace. Walter Reuther was a visionary. He established revolutionary precedents

for workers including pensions, health care,

and supplemental unemployment benefits.

Walter Reuther is directly responsible for the

standard of living that millions of Americans

enjoy today.

Walter Reuther was a patriot. He was a

confidante of Presidents. During World War II,

his dramatic ‘‘500 Planes a Day’’ plan was

adopted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It

was this plan that helped galvanize the Nation’s industrial might, converting automobile

plants into producers of tanks and planes,

leading to the eventual defeat of the Axis

Powers. President Kennedy was provided with

the concept of the Peace Corps by Walter

Reuther in 1960, having first outlined the idea

in a 1956 speech to the National Education

Association. He believed that the enemies of

democracy could be defeated with enlightenment, knowledge, and the free exchange of

ideas.

Walter Reuther realized the labor movement

should be a catalyst for social change. He

waged a veritable war against racism, and

was a tenacious champion of the civil rights

movement. He was an ally and close supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King throughout the

bittersweet days of the fifties and sixties.

Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honor and

pleasure for me to rise today to pay tribute to

a true American hero, Walter P. Reuther. In

recognition of his dedication to his country he

has been nominated posthumously to receive

the Presidential medal of Freedom in 1995.

He has been an inspiration to me and countless other working men and women. I know

the entire U.S. House of Representatives will

join me today in honoring this great American,

Walter P. Reuther.

IN RECOGNITION OF MIMI

GALGANO AND SALLY CAMPfBELL; WOMEN WHO ARE MAKING

A DIFFERENCE

HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today

with great pride to share with my colleagues in

the House of Representatives the inspiring

story of two women, Mimi Galgano and Sally

Campbell, who are making a difference in the

Long Island community. These women have

taken a hands-on approach to aiding individuals in their neighborhoods and far beyond.

Mimi Galgano, a vibrant and enthusiastic

leader, is the vice president of the Huntington

Breast Cancer Action Coalition, director of the

Breast Cancer Health Survey Project, a member of the Huntington Advisory Recycling

Board and the first environmental chairperson

of Commack.

Sally Campbell has volunteered her time

and efforts to the community for the past 15

years. Currently, her volunteer efforts have

been aimed at the betterment of the Cold

Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. In 1982, Ms.

Campbell recruited the museum’s first group

of volunteers, which reached the current force

of 65 in 1994. She has served the museum on

the board of directors as treasurer and vice

president.

On April 28, 1995, these two remarkable

women were honored at a special ceremony

hosted by the Junior League of Long Island,

an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism and to improving the

community through the effective action and

leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is

exclusively educational and charitable. Ms.

Galgano and Ms. Campbell were nominated

by the organizations they work with for their

significant contributions to both their agencies

and their communities.

Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues in the

House of Representatives to join with me now

in saluting Mimi Galgano and Sally Campbell,

who have exhibited the ultimate commitment

by working so diligently for the betterment of

their communities.

HONORING JEANIE NERESON

fHON. BILL RICHARDSON OF NEW MEXICO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, May 9, 1995

Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, this June

marks the end of an era in Los Alamos, NM.

A school teacher, who has been with the

school system as long as there has been a

school system in Los Alamos, is retiring after

50 years of service.

Mrs. Jeanie Nereson started working for the

Los Alamos Public Schools in the fall of 1944.

That was the first year of the new school system—a system set up specifically to teach the

children of the employees and scientists working on the Manhattan Project located on an

isolated mountain in northern New Mexico.

That project of course helped us win World

War II and the facilities later became the Los

Alamos National Laboratories. The school system grew and Mrs. Nereson returned every

September for 50 years to teach another

group of children of laboratory workers.

Mrs. Nereson was reared in New York City,

the daughter of Greek parents. Her childhood

wasn’t easy as English was her second language. She persevered and went onto college

in Denton, TX. After just 3 years of schooling,

she graduated from college at the age of 19.

She began her 57 year teaching career in

Phar, TX. She started out with 69 first grade

students. By Christmas, she was assigned

140 students. After 11⁄2-years in Phar, she

took a teaching assignment in Port Arthur, TX

for 31⁄2-years and then onto Corpus Christi for

1 year.

While studying for her masters degree during the summer at the University of Minnesota

she met an educator who was given the responsibility of setting up a school system in

Los Alamos, NM. Shortly thereafter she

moved to Los Alamos and was with the school

system from day one.

In her first year in Los Alamos in 1944, Mrs.

Nereson taught a combination 5th and 6th

grade class. Over the next 50 years, she

worked in five different buildings and taught in

every grade from one through six.

She used her summers off to travel around

the world. She’s been to every continent except Antarctica. Each of her excursions was

an educational trip as she would bring back

artifacts and other material and incorporate

her findings in her lessons. Her classroom is

described as a museum. She travelled as

much for the children as for herself.

During the 1 year she took a sabbatical, she

travelled to Brazil and did what she does best,

she taught.

Over the years, Mrs. Nereson has taught

some 1,800 students—many of them the sons

and daughters of some of our Nation’s most

distinguished scientists. Some of these students have returned to Los Alamos in recent

days to bid farewell to Mrs. Nereson, a local

hero who will be sorely missed this September

when students return to classes—never before

has the Los Alamos Public Schools opened its