[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2287]
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            CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN ROARK ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. GLENN POSHARD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 1995

  Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish Mr. John Roark a 
happy, and well deserved retirement. John is a trusted friend, and I 
always welcome the opportunity to talk with him about issues affecting 
the 19th Congressional District of Illinois.
  Throughout his professional career John has worked hard to help 
improve his community. For 3 years he owned his own business, has 13 
years teaching experience, was director of Organization for American 
Federation of Teachers for Illinois and Wisconsin, and has worked with 
the Macon-Dewitt Job Training Program Administration [JTPA] for 17 
years. John will retire as the executive director of the Macon-Dewitt 
JTPA, and I am proud to join with his family and friends in celebrating 
his decades of community service.
  Mr. Speaker, John Roark is a friend of many in central Illinois. He 
will be missed at the Macon-Dewitt JTPA, but I am confident that John 
will continue to discover new ways to help his community during his 
retirement. I want to take this opportunity to once again thank John 
for his decades of commitment to the people of the State of Illinois 
and wish him a healthy and memorable retirement.

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