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“TRIBUTE TO RALPH E. DALTON” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E147 on Feb. 5, 1996.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TRIBUTE TO RALPH E. DALTON
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HON. JERRY WELLER
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Thursday, February 1, 1996
Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, today I'd like to honor the retirement of Ralph E. Dalton after serving the public in the Illinois Department of Transportation for 37 years, 7 months, and 11 days of service.
Mr. Dalton, a native of Farmington, IL, graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in physics and Bradley University with a master's degree in engineering administration. He married Joyce Scott on October 19, 1958, and they have one daughter, Libby.
Mr. Dalton's career with IDOT started in 1958 with district 4 in Peoria, IL. Then, in 1965 he was appointed district 4 geotechnical engineer and in 1985 he became district 4 engineer of materials. In 1988 he moved to the engineer of land acquisition in district 4.
In 1990 he was appointed assistant district engineer at district 6 and in 1992 was appointed district engineer for the district 3 Ottawa office.
And, above and beyond the call of duty, Ralph Dalton served for 8 years as a member of the Illinois National Guard.
Mr. Dalton is the type of civil servant who is loyal, diligent, and has a proven record of achievement. He will be missed at the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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