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“I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my legislation, H.R. 6587, to the designate the United States Postal Service facility located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building. Terry Asbury was born in Superior, Wisconsin, in 1950. Shortly after turning 18, he joined the United States Army and served multiple tours in Vietnam. After being honorably discharged in 1971, Terry began his career in the United States Postal Service. He worked out of the Van Nuys facility, starting as a mail clerk and handler before moving up all the way to U.S. postal inspector in 1986. On Saturday, January 30, 1990, Inspector Asbury was returning in his vehicle after conducting an investigation in the Los Angeles area when his vehicle was struck head-on by a van towing a boat and a trailer. Four days later, on February 3, he succumbed to his injuries, passing away at the early age of 39. He was a loving husband and an exceptional person who went out of his way to help others and make the world a better place to live. I cannot see a more fitting way to memorialize a great American and resident of my hometown in Simi Valley, California, than to dedicate this post office in his honor. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Cummings, and the others for allowing me to bring this bill to the floor today in such a quick fashion, and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.”