[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1694-E1695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH AND PATRICIA GARLOCK

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                         HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 1997

  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I honor two constituents and friends, 
Joseph and Patricia Garlock, by marking the occasion of their 50th 
wedding anniversary, which will be celebrated this October 4. I want to 
send Joe and Pat my warmest congratulations on this special occasion.
  I have known both Pat and Joe for a number of years, and I want to 
convey how much this couple has given to their family and to the Lima, 
OH, community. Pat and Joe are lifelong residents of Lima, having met a 
few years after her graduation from St. Rose High School and his 
graduation from St. Johns High School. They settled down to live on 
West High Street, where they still live today, some 43 years later.
  Pat worked as a store clerk, has been a valued member of the choir at 
St. Charles Church for years, and is still active in volunteering her 
time with the Heartbeat of Lima,

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the St. Vincent DePaul Charity, and the Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen. 
Joe also volunteers at the soup kitchen, and is a Navy veteran of World 
War II and the Korean war. He retired a few years ago, after a career 
as an officer for the Lima Police Department and the Chief Investigator 
for the Allen County Prosecutor.
  For all their contributions to others and to the Lima community, the 
legacy of this great couple is their family. Joe and Pat raised 12 
children, 11 boys and 1 girl. Mr. Speaker, the lesson of raising such a 
family on a cop's salary is one that the folks on the Budget Committee 
should learn from.
  Joe and Pat's accomplishments are measured by the values they 
instilled in their 12 kids, their spouses, and their 22 grandchildren.
  It gives me great pleasure to recognize this strong American family. 
I join the Garlock's family and friends in wishing them a very happy 
anniversary and many more years of good health and happiness.

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