[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 43 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 RED BANK MEN'S CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY: ``UNITY--PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE''

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 1999

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, April 17, 1999, the members of 
the Red Bank, NJ, Men's Club will be celebrating their fiftieth 
anniversary with a formal dinner ball to be held at the PNC Arts Center 
in Holmdel, NJ. The theme for the evening, which will be chaired by Mr. 
Gary Watson, is ``Unity--Past, Present and Future.'' Two of the Red 
Bank area's leading citizens, James W. Parker, Jr., M.D., and Donald D. 
Warner, Ed.D., will be honored at the ball.
  Dr. James W. Parker, Jr., was born in Red Bank, where he attended the 
public schools and began his lifelong membership in the Shrewsbury 
Avenue AME Zion Church. He attended Howard University, graduating in 
1940 with a B.S. degree, and earning his M.D. degree in 1944. He also 
attained the rank of First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. After serving 
his residency in Norfolk, Va., he came back home to Red Bank and opened 
a private practice. The Korean War interrupted his career on the home 
front, as Dr. Parker went to serve his country as a Captain in Korea 
with a Battalion Air Station on the front line, and later in Japan. 
After the war, he returned to private family practice, as well as 
serving on the medical staff at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, 
NJ, and Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank.
  Dr. Parker was married to Alice Williams Parker in 1944. They have 
two children and four grandchildren. His community involvement has been 
and continues to be extensive, including service to the YMCA, the Red 
Bank Board of Health, the American Red Cross, the Red Bank Board of 
Education, where he served as vice President, the Monmouth County 
Welfare Board, which he chaired, the Monmouth College Trustees Board, 
the Monmouth County Office of Social Services Board and the Red Bank 
Community Service Board.
  Last year, Dr. Donald D. Warner retired after 23 years of service as 
Superintendent of the Red Bank Regional High School District. Dr. 
Warner began his long and distinguished career in education 40 years 
ago, starting out as a classroom teacher. He earned his Bachelor's 
Degree at Temple University and his Doctor of Education Degree at the 
Pennsylvania State University. Over the years, he has received school 
and community awards too numerous to mention. In his nearly a quarter-
century in the Red Bank area, he has taken on significant community and 
professional responsibilities, serving on various boards of trustees, 
foundations and task forces in Monmouth County and throughout the State 
of New Jersey.
  A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Warner now lives in Tinton Falls, NJ, 
with his wife Mercedes, a teacher in the Tinton Falls District. The 
Warners' three children have all achieved impressive success--not 
surprising, given the commitment to hard work and excellence instilled 
in them by both of their parents. Despite his retirement, Dr. Warner 
has remained active in community affairs, while a scholarship being 
established in his honor will further his legacy as an educator by 
providing opportunities for students to expand their educational 
opportunities for years to come.
  Mr. Speaker, the Red Bank Men's Club has been instrumental over the 
years in supporting youth through scholarships for higher education. 
Many members of the Club serve as mentors and tutors for youth in the 
community. I congratulate the leaders and members of the Red Bank Men's 
Club, and wish them many years of continued success.

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