[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    HONORING DR. PAUL MICHAEL KAZAS

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                        HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 11, 1995
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, one of the pleasures of serving in this 
legislative body is the opportunity we occasionally get to acknowledge 
publicly outstanding citizens of our Nation.
  I rise today to honor Dr. Paul Michael Kazas, a model citizen. I 
congratulate Dr. Kazas for his recent election as president to the 
Woodhaven Residents' Block Association. If he brings the same 
dedication that he has brought to his other pursuits, then there is 
little doubt that this organization will blossom and grow.
  Dr. Kazas belongs to some 20 civic professional organizations, and 
actively serves on five different board of directors. While others lead 
and leave the work to others, Dr. Kazas is never afraid to get his 
hands dirty. He cleans the traffic islands from Park Lane South to 91st 
Avenue on Woodhaven Boulevard; he was involved with repainting the 
nearby Interborough Parkway Overpass; he became a certified street 
pruner so that the community could receive a $15,000 grant from the New 
York State Department of Environment Conservation to plant trees on 
Jamaica Avenue. He is truly a remarkable individual.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this moment to ask my colleagues in 
the U.S. House of Representatives to join me in commending Dr. Kazas 
for his tireless work. He is worthy of our recognition for making 
Queens County and the city of New York a better place in which to live.


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