[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO SOPHIE MADEJ

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 6, 1998

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Sophie Madej, 
a remarkable woman, a Polish-American from Chicago who recently closed 
the doors to her neighborhood diner, The Busy Bee Restaurant. Ms. 
Madej's Busy Bee was a beloved community gathering place for 33 years. 
Ms. Madej purchased the restaurant in 1965, fourteen years after she 
courageously immigrated to the United States from Germany. Her country 
of birth was Poland though, a land which she was forced to flee in 1943 
due to the Nazi's labor laws. Ms. Madej, who recently turned seventy on 
July 5, plans on visiting her homeland during her retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I submit today, for the 
record, an article from The Chicago Sun-Times that acknowledges the 
work of Sophie Madej and the closing of her Busy Bee Restaurant. 
Although, the Busy Bee will be missed, all of those who dined there 
will have many lasting memories. May I wish Ms. Madej continued 
happiness and success.

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