Jon Glawe Post Office

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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5952) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the ``Jon Glawe Post Office''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5952

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. JON GLAWE POST OFFICE.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``Jon Glawe Post Office''.

(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 ``Jon Glawe Post Office''.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5952, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located in Vergas, Minnesota, as the ``Jon Glawe Post Office.''

Jon Glawe was born on January 9, 1949, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm near Vergas and graduated from Perham High School in 1967. After graduating, he moved to California and went to Ventura Community College for 2 years, obtaining his associate's degree.

In 1970, Mr. Glawe was drafted into the U.S. Army and was a sergeant in the 3rd Armored Division station in Frankfurt, Germany. After being honorably discharged in March of 1972, he married his high school sweetheart, Darla Olson, in June of 1973.

As a kid, during snowstorms, Mr. Glawe would ride along with his brothers and dad, who was the rural mail carrier in Vergas, to help shovel snow every time their vehicle stopped or became stuck along the mail route.

He officially began his career with the U.S. Postal Service in Minneapolis in 1975. After the passing of his father, he added a second full-time job, taking over the rural mail route delivering mail for Vergas and the surrounding areas for 36 years, until his retirement in 2011.

Mr. Glawe became well-known and revered by many on his route and served as a lifeline for many in the community. Through Minnesota's harshest winter storms, he was known to not only deliver mail, but would often bring medicine, food, and other goods to those in need.

I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Jon Glawe by supporting H.R. 5952.

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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman has no further speakers, I am prepared to close.

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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman from Florida has no further speakers, I am prepared to close.

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Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 5952, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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