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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— Extensions of Remarks E1577 HON November 14, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1577 community that supports its police and fire de- cifically in the Pennsylvania manufacturing Since its founding, the Church has had four partments, and a town in which children re- industry. homes in North Philadelphia. It has been in its spect public safety professionals. f current location since 2007 and has worked to In both the State Legislature and Congress, uplift surrounding residents through numerous it has been my privilege to represent this re- RECOGNIZING LARRY CHEEVES efforts, including the creation of a supermarket markable city, and to interact with Chief to serve the local underserved community. Telford on many occasions. However, none of HON. ERIC SWALWELL From the 63 members it began with, to the my interactions with the Chief were marked by OF CALIFORNIA 5,400 Philadelphians who call this church tragedy until one late afternoon on September IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES home, Triumph Missionary Baptist Church has 9, 2010. Eight precious lives were lost that Friday, November 14, 2014 accomplished much in its forty-five years of fateful afternoon when a natural gas trans- Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, existence. mission pipeline exploded in a residential I rise today to recognize Union City City Man- I invite you and all of my colleagues to join neighborhood of San Bruno. Throughout the ager Larry Cheeves on his retirement. me in commemorating Triumph Missionary night and on through the days to follow, brav- Larry earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baptist Church’s 45th anniversary. May its ery and compassion in the line of duty were Pepperdine University in 1975 and then a success and commitment to helping the City an every-moment event on the front lines. The Master of Public Administration degree from of Philadelphia be an inspiration to all of us in explosion shaped this nation’s laws and prac- California State University at Fullerton in 1977. the years to come. tices on pipeline safety. Since then he has devoted his 38 year career f Chief Telford led his police force through the to serving California cities. fire and the difficult days thereafter with out- CONGRATULATING THE HELIAS Following jobs with the City of Cerritos, City CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL CRU- standing compassion, strength and calm. In of Pico Rivera, City of Buena Park, and City those difficult weeks, events that might other- SADERS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL of Norwalk, Larry took over as Director of Pub- TEAM wise have marked decades of experience cas- lic Works for the City of Union City in 1989. caded upon Chief Telford and other public Union City was in a period of growth at this safety professionals, the leadership and the time, and in his role Larry saw the creation of HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER residents of San Bruno. Through it all, Chief many new streets, parks, and fire stations. He OF MISSOURI Telford stayed focused on recovery, protection helped Union City win two Helen Putnam IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of public safety, and the preservation of the Awards from the League of California Cities Friday, November 14, 2014 dignity of every resident of San Bruno. While and the 1999 All-America City Award. Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise he has many other notable accomplishments Larry served twice as interim city manager today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- in his career, Neil Telford will always be re- of Union City before earning the position per- gratulating the Helias Catholic High School membered as the Chief who cared when car- manently in 2004. Since assuming this role Crusaders Girls Volleyball team for winning ing counted for everything. Larry has put together balanced budgets in the Class 3 Missouri State Championship. Mr. Speaker, Chief Telford is a graduate of each year for the city council, despite very dif- I ask that you join me in recognizing the the State of California’s Commission on Peace ficult economic circumstances. During this Helias Crusaders for a job well done. Officer Standards and Training (POST), the time Union City also developed the Intermodal Command College program, and he also holds Station District and the Mark Green Sports f Advanced, Supervisory, Management and Ex- Center. SPEECH BY HELMA ADDE ecutive certificates from POST. California law Larry is an active contributor to our commu- enforcement is marked by a high degree of nity. He is a member of the Alameda County professionalism. In truth, Neil Telford could City Management Association, a board mem- HON. STEVE ISRAEL have written the definitive textbook on police ber of the California Redevelopment Associa- OF NEW YORK leadership. tion, and a founding member of the Board of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Please join with me in congratulating Chief Directors of the East Bay Regional Commu- Friday, November 14, 2014 Neil Telford upon the occasion of his retire- nications System Authority. Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, to ment after 32 years of public service to the On behalf of the citizens of Union City and residents of San Bruno. He and his wife, draw your attention to a speech given by one the entire East Bay, I want to thank Larry of my constituents, Helma Adde of Huntington, Cindy, have lived for 22 years in the city that Cheeves for his years of dedicated service. I he protects. They have a son, Anthony, who NY, when I visited St. Peter’s Syriac Orthodox wish him good luck in the years to come. Church. Ms. Adde offered me a warm wel- also resides in this special place on the Penin- f sula. We wish the Telford family much happi- come and introduction to the community and I ness in the coming years. A CELEBRATION OF TRIUMPH MIS- would like to share her words. f SIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH’S AN- Congressman Israel, let me start with our NIVERSARY customary greeting. Shlomo, which in the PERSONAL EXPLANATION Aramaic language literally means peace. We are very happy to have you here in our home HON. ROBERT A. BRADY today, so that we may get to know you bet- HON. LOU BARLETTA OF PENNSYLVANIA ter, as our Congressman and man chosen to OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be our voice in government. And we are also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, November 14, 2014 excited for the opportunity to introduce our- selves to you, so that you may know who we, Friday, November 14, 2014 Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I your constituents are, and so that you may Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, this week I rise today to honor Triumph Missionary Baptist understand our concerns as members of this was not able to vote because I was home Church as it celebrates its 45th church anni- community and participants in this democ- recuperating from surgery to remove plaque versary and Pastor James S. Hall, Jr.’s 63 racy. I hope this brief history I will share from my right carotid artery. I missed the fol- years of preaching and teaching as its leader. with you helps you connect with us. So who are the members of this congrega- lowing roll call votes: 516, 517, 518, and 519. Over the past forty-five years, Triumph Mis- tion? The Syriac Orthodox Church is one of Had I been present, I would have voted sionary Baptist Church has endured as the the most ancient Christian Churches tracing ‘‘aye’’ on roll call 516, the Government Re- spiritual home for countless numbers of Phila- its roots to the Church of Antioch where ports Elimination Act (H.R. 4194); ‘‘aye’’ on roll delphia citizens. Strong leaders, like Pastor Jesus’ disciples were first called Christians, call 517, the rule (H. Res. 748) to proceed to James S. Hall, allow institutions like Triumph and Apostle Peter is believed to have estab- the measure to approve the Keystone XL Missionary Baptist Church to thrive and sup- lished the first church. Ethnically and his- Pipeline; ‘‘nay’’ on roll call 518, the motion to port the communities in which they reside. torically, we are indigenous to northern recommit with instructions for H.R. 5682; and Since he was elected Pastor for Life in 1969, Iraq, southeast Turkey, northwest Iran, and northeast Syria, a region encompassing what ‘‘aye’’ on roll call 519, final passage of H.R. Pastor Hall’s wisdom and years of experience was in ancient times known as the Assyrian 5682, the bill to approve the Keystone XL preaching have allowed him to sustain the empire and is often referred to as Meso- Pipeline. I am a cosponsor of H.R. 5682 and church, even in the face of adversity, and pro- potamia, or the land between the two rivers, strongly support its passage, as construction vide a venue for Christians in the North Phila- and we are proud to say that we speak a dia- of the Keystone XL Pipeline means jobs, spe- delphia community to worship their Creator. lect of Aramaic, the language spoken by VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:19 Nov 15, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO8.005 E14NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1578 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2014 Abraham and his sons, and Jesus Christ. Due us to hide our crosses, and even forced us to look forward to the continuing cooperation and to the effects and obstacles brought on by change our names to assimilate into their comprehensive partnership between Mongolia population growth, political shifts and reli- societies and forget where we came from. and the United States based on our shared gious fanaticism, our community has They have even turned our century old evolved like many others and today we have churches to mosques, and some have even be- values and common strategic interests, and I come to be known as the Syriac, Assyrian, come ashes, along with our ancient archae- have every confidence that Mongolia will con- Chaldean people.
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