[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E717-E718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING DENIS AND CAROLYN RIBORDY

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 21, 1999

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to commend two of 
Northwest Indiana's most distinguished citizens, Denis and Carolyn 
Ribordy of Ogden Dunes, Indiana. Denis and Carolyn were honored for 
their exemplary and dedicated service to our community on April 7, 
1999. Their praiseworthy efforts were recognized at the Center for 
Visual and Performing Arts as they received the 1999 Distinguished 
Citizen's Award, sponsored by the Calumet Council of Boy Scouts of 
America. The Distinguished Citizen's Award is given to worthy 
recipients who demonstrate their dedication and outstanding service to 
the community.
  Denis and Carolyn Ribordy, longtime residents of Northwest Indiana, 
hale from East Chicago and Indianapolis, respectively. After both 
graduated from Butler University College of Pharmacy, they returned to 
Northwest Indiana, and have made our area their permanent home. In 
1955, the Ribordy's opened their own pharmacy, Ribordy Drugs, 
Incorporated. Denis Ribordy served as the founder and President of the 
26-store retail drug chain in Northwest Indiana until Ribordy Drugs was 
sold to Walgreens in 1985.
  While the Ribordys have dedicated considerable time and energy to 
their work, they have always made an extra effort to give to the 
community. Denis is very involved in several organizations including: 
Chicago Motor Club, Hunter Corporation, Lake County Easter Seal Society 
for Crippled Children and Adults, Incorporated, Mercantile National 
Bank, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Northwest Indiana Forum, 
and Trade Winds Rehabilitation Center, Incorporated. Additionally, he 
serves as a trustee for Butler University and

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Methodist Hospital of Gary, Indiana. Carolyn serves as an elder at the 
Ogden Dunes Presbyterian Church and was a past recipient of the Robert 
Anderson Award for Exceptional Commitment to Community Service.
  Though the Ribordys are dedicated to their career and community, they 
have never limited their time and love for their family. The Ribordys 
have raised four children; Cheryl, 41; Scott, 39; Nancy, 36; and Mark, 
33, of whom they are immensely proud.
  Mr. Speaker I ask that you and my distinguished colleagues join me in 
congratulating Denis and Carolyn Ribordy for receiving the 1999 
Distinguished Citizen's Award. Their dedicated service to Northwest 
Indiana is commendable and admirable. Indiana's First Congressional 
District is proud to count two such dedicated, conscientious citizens, 
Denis and Carolyn Ribordy, among its residents.

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