[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 81 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1181-E1182]
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       LAWRENCE MEINWALD, OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF GOSHEN, NEW YORK

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 1998

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call to the attention of our 
colleagues the birthday of an outstanding American and resident of the 
Town of Goshen, New York, Lawrence Meinwald. Today, Mr. Meinwald 
celebrates his 84th birthday, and I want to take this opportunity to 
share with our colleagues the remarkable life story of this incredible 
person.
  Mr. Meinwald came to the United States in 1920 as a young boy from 
Warsaw, Poland. His first ten days in America were spent at Ellis 
Island while waiting to enter our nation. Ellis Island had such a 
strong impact on him that he decided to make New York State his home, 
and remains unpersuaded by the recent ruling reverting Ellis Island to 
New Jersey.
  Larry Meinwald, along with his wife, Carolyn, have made lasting 
contributions to their adopted home of Goshen, New York. Chief among 
these contributions has been the complete restoration of eight 
commercial buildings in the Village of Goshen, all which preserve the 
historic nature of the area.
  Mr. Meinwald's most recent restoration is that of an office building 
at the very spot at which the former Erie and Western Railroad had the 
initial trip on what proved to be a long

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and fruitful era. During that period Goshen served as a major rail 
distribution center. In recognition of this important maiden run, 
George M. Lyons, the Mayor of Goshen, has named the street ``Railroad 
Avenue.''
  Mr. Speaker, I invite our colleagues to join with me in extending 
birthday greetings and our best wishes to this outstanding American 
citizen, Mr. Lawrence Meinwald.

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