[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        TRIBUTE TO FRANK GANDOR

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                          HON. MARK ADAM FOLEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 1995
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to salute an exceptional member 
of the south Florida Polish-American community as he celebrates his 
80th birthday, Mr. Frank Gandor of Lantana, FL. I would like to share 
with the Nation some information about this outstanding individual.
  Frank Gandor was born in 1915 in Bielsko, Poland, the youngest of six 
children. While in the Polish Army Corps he fought the Germans in World 
War II and helped liberate Bologna in Italy. He was awarded a 
Certificate of Recognition by the United States Army for his employment 
in the Polish Labor Service in the years following the war.
  An exceptionally gifted lyric tenor, Mr. Gandor has devoted his life 
to music, from singing solo in the church choir at age 9 to directing 
the Chopin Choir of the American Polish Club for the past 10 years in 
Lake Worth, FL. Today the songs of his homeland and the patriotic 
renditions of his adopted country, these United States, are still sung 
with pride and vigor at the age of 80. He is an active citizen in his 
community and is always busy with musical and veterans activities.
  Mr. Speaker, the heart of this honorable man and gifted maestro 
surely beats with the ``Sound of Music.'' I am proud today to recognize 
Mr. Frank Gandor on his 80th birthday and the contributions he has made 
to his community and to America.


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