[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 25 (Thursday, February 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E212]
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   IN HONOR OF THE 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF JAMES AND CLARE CLARK

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 11, 1999

  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge 
the 25th wedding anniversary of my life-long friend, James Clark, and 
his wife, Clare. Jimmy and Clare Clark were married on February 15, 
1974.
  Jimmy and I grew up together in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, and his 
wife, Clare, grew up just a few blocks away from my wife, Mary, in 
Wilmington, Delaware.
  Jimmy and Clare have devoted many years of their lives to public 
service. Jimmy and I served together as members of the Viscose Fire 
Company in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. We fought fires together, and 
established a bond of friendship and trust that can never be broken. He 
followed in my footsteps, first as a member of the fire company, and 
later as chief of the company. He later went on to become Chief of the 
Borough of Marcus Hook Fire Department.
  Clare previously worked for the Wilmington, Delaware Bureau of 
Police, and served the Viscose Fire Company for many years as a member 
of the Ladies Auxiliary.
  Jimmy currently is employed by Epsilon Products Company in Marcus 
Hook, Pennsylvania, and Clare is employed by Christiana Care in 
Wilmington, Delaware.
  Jimmy and Clare are terrific people, dedicated to their family and 
concerned for their neighbors and friends. They are leaders in their 
community. America needs more people like them.
  Mr. Speaker, in this era where we seem to have rediscovered the 
importance of marriage and family, it is all together fitting and 
proper for us to honor this couple on the achievement of this 
significant milestone. I am proud to represent the Clarks in the United 
States Congress, and I ask you and my colleagues to join with me in 
congratulating them on the 25th wedding anniversary.

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