[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 145 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2126]
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            HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY, LEONARD AND MARY KRYGIER

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 13, 1998

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, we have all heard of the golden rule. It has 
a special application in marriages. Couples who reach that very special 
50th anniversary are golden. They have a sheen that surrounds them, and 
they have earned the admiration of everyone who has the privilege to 
know them. On October 23, another special couple, Leonard and Mary 
Krygier, will be celebrating their 50th anniversary.
  Leonard and Mary Krygier came from large families that appreciated 
one another. Leonard has five brothers and four sisters. Mary has three 
brothers. They were married at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bay 
City's South End. Their reception, an event I am told was one of the 
most memorable ever, was held at Michalski Hall. They have one son, 
Kenneth, and one grandson, Shawn.
  Throughout their lives together, they worked hard, appreciating the 
opportunities that life offered to them. Leonard worked at General 
Motors for many years. He and Mary operated Krygier Flowers, a quality 
neighborhood florist shop, on Columbus Avenue. The friends and admirers 
they developed through this business grew into a bouquet of happiness 
that any of us would be lucky to have.
  Their anniversary party will be held at the Olde Tyme Broadway 
Restaurant in Bay City, where just as they have so many times during 
their years together, they will be joined by family and friends to 
celebrate the love they have for one another, and the model they have 
created for so many of us to follow.
  Mr. Speaker, it is fitting for us to pause to recognize important 
events worth celebrating. I urge you and all of our colleagues to join 
me in wishing Leonard and Mary Krygier a most joyous 50th anniversary, 
with many, many more to come.

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