President. Joe Sureck would stand out in any Federal agency. However. in the troubled and disordered Immigration and Naturalization Service. which he served for 44 years before retiring this past summer. his intellect. dedication. and courage has set him a world apart. His retirement is a great regret and a profound loss to the Federal Government and to the American people who he serve so well. A native of Oklahoma. Joe Sureck attended the University of Oklahoma. where he earned first a B.A. degree and then a law degree. He was admitted to the Oklahoma bar in 1937. His INS career. which began in 1940 when he became a border patrol agent in Texas. was interrupted by 4 years of distinguished service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was honorably discharged with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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