[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E898]
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                      IN HONOR OF ELINOR BOURJAILY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 1997

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Elinor Bourjaily, whose 
life of service in Cleveland and North Royalton, OH, has been an 
inspiration to all who know her.
  Elinor is a dedicated woman. She has worked hard for her church 
community. From 1950 to 1991, she worked in a number of capacities 
lending crucial help to St. George Antiochian Church in Cleveland. She 
taught in the church school and served as its superintendent. She was a 
member of the Ladies Guild, then became an officer and later president. 
She chaired numerous committees and functions, organized dinners and 
served Mercy Meals. From 1991 to the present, she has served St. 
Matthew Antiochian Church in North Royalton. She has served as Ladies 
Guild president, an officer and president of the Midwest Antiochian 
Orthodox Christian Women of North America and the governing council of 
The Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch.
  She has been a devoted mother, grandmother, and wife. Elinor and Fred 
were married for 43 years until Fred's passing in 1993. Elinor's 
children, son, Fred Nick Bourjaily, and daughters, Anne Katherine 
Bourjaily Thomas and Beth Marie Bourjaily Goff, are accomplished, 
upstanding citizens. Elinor also has four wonderful grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, May 18, family, friends, and admirers will 
join together to celebrate the gift that Elinor Bourjaily bestows upon 
everyone who knows her. We are lucky to have her in our midst.

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