August 21, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 148 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF PAUL McEACHERN

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                           HON. CHRIS PAPPAS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 21, 2020

  Mr. PAPPAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Paul McEachern, a 
Navy veteran, lawyer, and public servant who passed away this week at 
82. A lifelong resident of Portsmouth, Paul will be remembered as a 
pillar of his community and a tireless fighter for social and economic 
justice.
  Paul served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960 before returning home to 
attend college at the University of New Hampshire. He then attended law 
school and went on to practice law for over fifty years, litigating 
numerous pivotal public access cases. Paul was a founding member of the 
New Hampshire Young Democrats, an organization that has become 
instrumental in training and electing young, progressive Granite 
Staters. A dedicated public servant, Paul served as a five term New 
Hampshire State Representative, Portsmouth City Councilor, legal 
counselor to Governor Hugh Gallen, and a two-time Democratic 
gubernatorial nominee. As a leader, Paul never sacrificed his integrity 
and exemplified the best of what our public officials should strive to 
be.
  Paul was engaged across the full spectrum of public life, serving as 
President of the New Hampshire Bar Association, Chair of the New 
Hampshire Bar Foundation, Chair of the Portsmouth Library Board of 
Trustees, Trustee of the Trust Funds of the City of Portsmouth, and 
member of the Board of Directors of the USS Albacore Museum. He 
demonstrated an outstanding commitment to his community and is 
remembered for his courage, conviction, and integrity.
  On behalf of all my constituents in New Hampshire's First 
Congressional District, I share my gratitude for Paul's decades of 
devoted public service and offer my condolences to Paul's wife Shaun 
and their five children. May Paul McEachern's memory be a blessing.

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