[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 55 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO THEODORE ZUBAR

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                         HON. ROBERT A. BORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 24, 1996

  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 
outstanding contributions of Theodore Zubar to the Boy Scouts 
Organization and his community during his 60 years of service.
  As a strong advocate for the Boy Scouts and the Philadelphia 
community, Theodore Zubar has greatly influenced the lives of many 
people who have been fortunate enough to know and work with him during 
his remarkable career.
  In 1929, at the young age of 12, Ted began his long and prosperous 
career with the Boy Scouts. Six years later, Ted became the assistant 
Scoutmaster and by the time he was 24 years old he was appointed 
Scoutmaster. With his hard work and loyalty, Ted continued to move up 
the ladder with the Boy Scouts. In 1947, he was elected Neighborhood 
Commissioner and held that position for 12 years.
  By 1955, Ted organized the Troop Committee which operated various 
committees in North Central and Woodland Districts of Pennsylvania. As 
the Boy Scouts continued to strengthen and grow, Ted became the 
assistant district commissioner of the Scout Roundtable until 1963 and 
then presided over the Troop Committee for the next 20 years. 
Continuing his commitment to the Boys Scouts Organization, Ted took on 
the responsibility of Scouting Coordinator until becoming a member of 
the Frontier District Advancement Committee and the Frontier District 
Dean of Merit Badges where he still is a member today.
  Ted's work for the Boy Scouts not only extends here in the United 
States but throughout various parts of the world as well. He has spent 
much of his life as an ambassador of Scouting for the Boy Scouts and 
has visited Scout organizations in Zimbabwe, Australia, and Europe. For 
over 60 years this man has epitomized the Scouting spirit in 
Philadelphia and throughout the world.
  Although Ted's vision and loyalty with the Boy Scout Organization 
summarizes his excellent accomplishments, he also extended a helping 
hand to those unfortunate children in the Philadelphia community as 
well. Being active in his community for over 50 years, Ted became a Lu 
Lu Temple Shriner and a member of the Quaker City Shrine Club--Hospital 
Committee for the Crippled Children in 1977. As a member of the Greater 
Philadelphia Stamp Club, he distributed stamps to the Benjamin Franklin 
Stamp clubs in Philadelphia's Public Schools. These are only a few 
examples where Ted has brought joy to hundreds of unfortunate children 
and people within his Philadelphia community.
  For these accomplishments, and most importantly, for the positive 
effects that these accomplishments have had on the people associated 
with the Boy Scout Organization and his community, I would like to 
recognize and thank Theodore Zubar.

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