[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   TRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF ROSSFORD AND THE AUTHORS OF ``AS I RECALL''

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 1999

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, Henry James once said, ``it takes a great 
deal of history to produce a little literature.'' Today I rise in 
tribute to the extraordinary people of Rossford, Ohio, who have 
recorded the first hundred years of history of their community in a 
book entitled, ``As I Recall.''
  Mr. Speaker, a community is made up of neighbors who care, whose 
spirit makes the community what it is. This book, four years in the 
making and written by more than twenty members of the community, tells 
the stories of these neighbors, their triumphs and tragedies. It is 
their history that made Rossford the place it is today. And, as we see 
how life has changed since then, it's also a comfort to know that some 
things just don't change in Rossford--it's still a community where 
neighbors help neighbors and where people try to live up to the 
legacies of those who came before them.
  The authors of this labor of love include: Josephine Ignasiak; Milo 
Louis Bihn; Stanley Brown; Mary Lou Hohl Caligiuri; Virginia Craine; 
Arnold Frautschi; Estelle Heban; Virginia (Grod) Heban; Arlene 
Hustwick; Lucille H. Keeton; Lee Knorek; Frank Kralik; Frank Newsom; 
Eleanor Nye (Mary Kralik).
  Also Valeria Ochenduszko; Gabriel Palka; Sister Janice Peer; Rosalie 
and Steve Peer; Sally Plicinski; Jim Richards; Maureen Richards; Ben 
Schultz; Stan Schultz; Judy Sikorski; Pat Sloan; Charlotte R. Starnes; 
Audrey Stolar; Dr. Don Thomas; the Tisdale Family; Ed Tucholski; Irene 
Verbosky; Kim Werner; and Marjorie Wilbarger.
  For me this book is very special as our father and mother operated a 
family grocery in Rossford when my brother Steve and I were growing up. 
We were flattered to be asked to include our recollections of Rossford.
  Mr. Speaker, may we congratulate Rossford reaching this milestone and 
be inspired by the people who gave so much of themselves so that our 
history would forever be preserved.

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