[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 45 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E576-E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     TRIBUTE TO ANDREW T. HOSPODOR

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 10, 1995

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay tribute today to a very 
special man, my father-in-law, Andrew T. Hospodor, who passed away on 
March 7. He was 58 years of age. He had been suffering from a brain 
tumor for the past 6 months. For me and Sarah, my wife and his loving 
daughter, the loss of Mr. Hospodor will leave a terrible void--one 
which we will try to fill with our many fond memories.
  Mr. Speaker, my father-in-law was a lifelong Republican and 
ideologically a rather conservative Republican. He loved to talk 
politics, looked forward to the Republican takeover in Congress, and 
hoped that the GOP's Contract With America would be quickly 
implemented. Needless to say, we often disagreed. However, he shared 
with me an abiding optimism in the American democratic process. No one 
was more convinced than Andy Hospodor that America works, that equal 
opportunity was best achieved in the United States, and that our 
country would ultimately overcome racial, ethnic, and religious 
differences to achieve a truly classless society.
  [[Page E577]] Mr. Speaker, for his family and friends, Mr. Hospodor 
will be remembered most as a husband, a father and a grandfather, a 
good neighbor who took an active interest in his community. For his 
professional colleagues, Mr. Hospodor will be remembered as a leading 
businessman with an uncommon grasp of cutting-edge technological 
development.
  Since 1987, Mr. Hospodor had been the chairman of the board and chief 
executive officer of ARINC Inc., Annapolis, MD, and its wholly owned 
subsidiaries, Aeronautical Radio, Inc., and ARINC Research Corp. 
Aeronautical Radio provides voice and data communications systems and 
services for the air transport industry, the Federal Aviation 
Administration. ARINC Research Corp. provides systems engineering 
development and integration services to defense, Government and 
commercial customers in avionics, command and control, aircraft, 
transportation and communications systems. Prior to joining ARINC, Mr. 
Hospodor served as President and CEO of RCA American Communications, 
Inc. [AMERICOM]. His career with RCA extended over 20 years in a 
variety of technical, marketing, and senior management positions.
  Born in Endicott, NY, Mr. Hospodor received his bachelor's degree in 
Mechanical Engineering in 1960 from Cornell University, a master of 
science in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1963, and a 
master's degree in Business Administration from Lehigh in 1967. In 
1976, he completed the Harvard University Program in Management 
Development. He appeared regularly in such publications as the ``Who's 
Who Registry of Global Business Leaders,'' ``Who's Who in America'' and 
``Who's Who in Science and Engineering.'' He was an officer and former 
chairman of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics.
  Funeral services for Mr. Hospodor will be held tomorrow in Annapolis. 
The Hospodor family encourages those seeking more information on brain 
tumors to contact the American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River 
Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60018, 708-827-9910.


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