[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 57 (Friday, May 8, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S4562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO DORIS STOCKLAN ON HER 90TH BIRTHDAY

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President. I rise today to pay 
tribute to a unique and wonderful woman, Doris Stocklan, of Dover, New 
Hampshire. Doris will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 29, 1998. She 
will be surrounded by family and friends at a party in her honor at the 
Ashworth Hotel in Hampton Beach on May 24. Although I am unable to join 
Doris at the festivities, I would today ask that she count me among the 
admirers who will be wishing her well on her special day.
  Doris' parents came to America from Eastern Europe in the late 
1800's. She was raised in the Boston area where she met her husband, 
Louis. They were married for 61 years before he passed away in 1991. 
They raised three children, Stephen Stocklan, 56, of Barrington, New 
Hampshire; Maralyn Simond, 67, of Rochester, New Hampshire; and Joyce 
Goldberg, 65, of North Miami, Florida. They also had five 
grandchildren; Sandra, Melody, Lisa, Lauren and Jennifer; and one 
great-grandchild, Thomas.
  Doris and Lou moved to Dover in the 1930's, where Lou began work at 
Dover Hardware. He eventually purchased the store, and business boomed. 
Soon they were able to buy two more stores in the Seacoast, and Doris 
pitched in as a cashier and occasional bookkeeper. Steve and Maralyn 
joined the staff, and the operation was one of the most successful 
family-run businesses in the area. In the mid-1970's, Doris and Lou 
also bought The Strand movie theater in Dover. Again, it was a family 
affair. Doris, Maralyn, and some of the grandchildren worked the ticket 
booth and the concession stand. The success of Doris and Lou was the 
embodiment of the ``American Dream.''
  The Stocklans were always active in their community, in politics, and 
in their synagogue. Doris' commitment to her community and her country 
started when she was a young mother, volunteering for the local Red 
Cross during World War II. Doris is a life member of the Sisterhood and 
the Hadassah of Temple Israel in Dover. She is also a life member of 
the Wentworth Douglass Hospital, and a 50 year member of the Women's 
Club of Dover where she serves on the Board. She is loved and respected 
by her peers, her family, and all the people she has graced with her 
warm smile and laughing eyes.
  There is no one more deserving than Doris of the special honors and 
kind words that will be bestowed upon her at her 90th birthday 
celebration. I have known Doris Stocklan for over a decade. She is a 
lovely and gracious woman with a heart of gold, and I am proud to 
represent her in the United States Senate.

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