[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 10, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1906]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DON P. JOHNSON

                                 ______


                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 10, 1995

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to introduce you and my 
other colleagues to a fine, outstanding citizen of Indiana's First 
Congressional District, Mr. Don P. Johnson. On October 8, 1995, Don, 
along with his friends and family, will celebrate his retirement after 
19 years of service on the Munster Town Council. This commemorative 
dinner will be held at the Center for Visual Arts in Munster, IN.
  Don has dedicated his life to public service throughout the years. A 
resident of Munster since 1971, he has been on the town council since 
1977. On four different occasions, including this last term, Don has 
occupied the position of town council president. When he was not 
serving as president, he held the position of planning commissioner.
  Moreover, Don has been employed as a financial analyst for LTV Steel 
Corp. since 1961, and he has been a ``Stick With Steel'' recycling 
representative.
  In addition, community service has been a large part of Don's life. 
Don has served on the Main Street Task Force as a cochair, the 
Community Hospital board, the Lake County Solid Waste District, and the 
Munster Foundation Board as the director. In 1995, Don was appointed 
president of the Northwest Indiana Council of Towns and Smaller Cities 
[IACT]. In this capacity, he attended many IACT events while serving 
occasionally as a panelist. Don has also been active on the Munster 
Chamber of Commerce as an associate member, and a patron supporter of 
Munster High School drama and athletics programs. Moreover, Don serves 
on the Munster Lions Club, and he has been honored for attendance and 
fund raising. In 1995, he received the Distinguished Service Award from 
the Lions Club. As a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Don 
serves as an auditing committee member, and he also supports the 
Habitat for Humanity and food pantry.
  Don has also saved time to raise a successful family with his wife, 
Nancy, who is a teacher. Don and Nancy have raised three children: 
Gayle, and Air Force Academy graduate and teacher; Amy a teacher; and 
Douglas, a landscpae architect. In addition, Don and Nancy have four 
wonderful grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you, and my other colleagues, congratulate 
Don on his retirement from the Munster Town Council. His hard work and 
dedication to the council, as well as Indiana's First Congressional 
District, should be commemorated.

                          ____________________