[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1677]
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                      RETIREMENT OF BARBARA REPKO

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 1996

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
dedicated woman from my District in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Barbara Repko. I 
am pleased to have been asked to participate in a surprise recognition 
ceremony in honor of her retirement.
  Mrs. Repko is retiring after serving for 20 years as the dedicated 
manager of the Berwick Senior Citizens Center. Although most famously 
known for its winning high school football team, Mrs. Repko brings 
another type of recognition to this beautiful borough on the 
Susquehanna River.
  Mr. Speaker, Barbara Repko personifies Pennsylvania values in her 
caring dedication to her profession. Her diligence on behalf of area 
seniors is legendary. For 20 years Barbara Repko has run fund-raising 
drives to benefit the center, and has gone door to door to area 
businesses in search of their support. This beautiful modern center 
owes its existence to this outstanding woman and her husband Bill.
  Her dedication to the center extends beyond to a financial commitment 
to area seniors. Seven years ago Bill and Barbara Repko were so 
dedicated to providing quality care and services to Berwick area 
seniors that they provided a loan to the Board of Directors of the 
center so that the center could purchase its own building. This 
combined with donations of time, additional money and ideas allows this 
beautiful center to today provide support services to hundreds of local 
senior citizens.
  During Barbara's leadership the facility gained a new kitchen, new 
roof, air-conditioning and an exercise room with brand new equipment 
for the well-being of the seniors. The center is one of the finest in 
the State of Pennsylvania due to Barbara's dedication, forward thinking 
and financial commitment.
  Mr. Speaker, it is not often that I have the honor to pay tribute to 
such a selfless, caring individual. This woman deserves our recognition 
and sincere appreciation and I am extremely proud to bring her good 
deeds to the attention of my colleagues. I know that Mrs. Repko's 
greatest reward is the love, respect and gratitude of those whose lives 
she has touched over the last twenty years. I send my very best wishes 
to her for a long, happy and productive retirement.

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