Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor John Tartan and his career as a teacher. coach. counselor. administrator. He is recognized today at the formal dedication of John Tartan Elementary School. which is named in his honor. John was born November 6. 1924. in Ruth. Nevada. His parents were immigrants from Yugoslavia. In 1925. the family moved to McGill. Nevada. where John attended McGill Grade School and later White Pine High School in Ely. John graduated in 1943. and he enlisted in the ArmyAir Corps. Alter the war. John won a spot on the "Ogden Reds" baseball team. a farm team for the Cincinnati Reds.
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