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Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions - S 1405

Date: July 15, 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Labor Unions

STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. FITZGERALD):

S. 1405. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 17th Street Moines, Illinois, as the "David Bybee Post Office Building"; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, today I am pleased to introduce legislation to name the U.S. Post Office at 514 17th Street in Moline, IL after my friend, David Bybee, who suffered a fatal heart attack last year.

Dave was a hard working and dedicated public servant who served as a National Business Agent for the Chicago Region of the National Association of Letter Carriers for twenty-five years. In 1967, Mr. Bybee became a letter carrier for the Postal Service and after just two years was elected President of Letter Carriers Local 318. Bybee then became the Regional Administrative Assistant for three years and also worked as Secretary to the Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers from 1971 to 1977. Three years later, Bybee was elected the National Business Agent to the National Association of Letter Carriers for the 17,000 members of the Chicago Region. Mr. Bybee held that position and also served as Vice President of the Illinois AFL-CIO until his death on May 31, 2002.

In recognition of his lifetime work on behalf of the letter carriers of Illinois, the local union he first served as President was named the David M. Bybee Branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers in 1992.

Mr. Bybee did not let his busy work schedule interfere with his family life. He was devoted to his wife, Judy, and their two sons, John and Michael. Dave Bybee also found time to serve his community as fire chief of Carbon Cliff, a school board member, and kept active in the Moline Elks Club.

Post offices are often designated in honor of individuals who have made valuable contributions to their community, State, and country. I can think of no more fitting way to permanently and publicly recognize David Bybee's dedication than to name the Moline, IL post office in his honor. It would be a most appropriate way to commemorate his exemplary service to the Moline community and to postal workers across Illinois and the Nation.

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