[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H1062-H1063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
W. RONALD COALE MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mr. RUSSELL. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 1132) to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1048 West Robinhood Drive in Stockton, California,
as the ''W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building''.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 1132
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. W. RONALD COALE MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1048 West Robinhood Drive in Stockton,
California, shall be known and designated as the ``W. Ronald
Coale Memorial Post Office Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office
Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Oklahoma (Mr. Russell) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Brendan
F. Boyle) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma.
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General Leave
Mr. RUSSELL. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Oklahoma?
There was no objection.
Mr. RUSSELL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I rise today in support of H.R. 1132, introduced by Congressman Jerry
McNerney of California. The bill designates the post office located at
1048 West Robinhood Drive in Stockton, California, as the W. Ronald
Coale Memorial Post Office Building.
Madam Speaker, Mr. Coale spent much of his life in public service and
was incredibly involved in his community in Stockton, California. Born
in Stockton, he attended the local schools there and graduated from
Stockton College. He also earned his teaching certificate in the field
of transportation and distribution from the University of California at
Berkeley.
A veteran of the Korean war, he served in the United States Army from
1952 to 1954 and was honorably discharged. Mr. Coale went on to serve
in numerous capacities, supporting local government and public
transportation. In fact, he served as a member of the Stockton Port
Commission for 22 years.
Madam Speaker, Mr. Coale was elected to the Stockton City Council in
1983 and was subsequently elected to the office of vice mayor in 1985,
where he served for the next 5 years until 1990.
He also served as chair of the San Joaquin County Council of
Governments in 1958, while representing the Stockton City Council as
vice mayor. Mr. Coale was then appointed by the Stockton City Council
to the Stockton Port District board of port commissioners in 1981 and
served in that position until March of 2013.
He also served in the San Joaquin County Council of Governments,
representing the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District board of
directors, the Stockton City Council, and the Stockton Port District
board of port commissioners.
Mr. Coale was a former member and past chairman of the Stockton
Salvation Army advisory board and a former gubernatorial appointee to
the Atascadero State Hospital advisory board, serving for 8 years as
the Governor's appointee.
A Thirty-third Degree Scottish Rite Mason, Mr. Coale was appointed to
the Office of Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector
General of California for the Stockton Scottish Rite in April of 1992.
He served in that position until May of 2003. He also served as a
trustee of the California Scottish Rite Foundation during that time
period.
As a veteran, Ron also belonged to the Karl Ross Post of the American
Legion in Stockton.
Madam Speaker, Mr. Coale passed away in April of 2014 at the age of
81. He left a legacy of many years of service to both his Nation in
wartime and to his community and set a strong example of the importance
of community involvement.
I urge Members to support this measure.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I yield myself
such time as I may consume.
I am pleased to join my colleagues in the consideration of H.R. 1132,
a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1048 West Robinhood Drive in Stockton, California, as the W.
Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building.
Ronald Coale was born in 1932 and led a life of dedicated public
service, beginning with service to his country during the Korean war.
A member of the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District board of
directors beginning in 1973, Mr. Coale rather quickly took on a
leadership role, chairing the board from 1975 until 1983.
He later served local government and the transit sector through his
positions as a council member and vice mayor for the city of Stockton,
chairman of the Stockton Port Commission, a member of the San Joaquin
Council of Governments board of directors, and worked on behalf of the
California Public Utilities Commission and California Trucking
Association.
Mr. Coale passed away at the age of 81 in April 2014.
Madam Speaker, we should pass this bill to recognize W. Ronald
Coale's inspiring life of public service and to
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honor his accomplishments and his memory. I urge passage of H.R. 1132.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RUSSELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to make my colleague from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Brendan F. Boyle) aware that I have no further
speakers and am prepared to close.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I yield such
time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. McNerney).
Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, all the things I wanted to say about Mr.
Coale have already been said, so it is going to be personal.
I met Mr. Coale when I first got elected. He approached me and asked
me if he could be on my service academy advisory board. Of course, I
didn't know much about that at the time. I was glad to appoint him. He
did a wonderful job. He always was there with a smile and a warm
handshake. He did his best for the community. He did his best for our
United States Army and the service academies. I really appreciated the
opportunity to get to know him.
He is missed. His family has always been very fond of their father
and their husband and so on. I share that fondness, and I miss him.
Mr. Coale has a great legacy, and I am proud that we are able to get
a post office named after him. I urge my colleagues to vote ``aye'' on
this measure.
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I yield back the
balance of my time.
Mr. RUSSELL. Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Russell) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 1132.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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