[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF THE LATE ELMER W. ROGOZINSKI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2000

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, today I honor Elmer W. Rogozinski, who 
passed away on June 5, 2000.
  Elmer Rogozinski was born on May 14, 1918 to James and Martha 
Rogozinski and was the oldest of their five children. Elmer Rogozinski 
graduated from East Tech High School, and then studied at the Cooper 
School of Art. During World War II, Elmer Rogozinski served for four 
years with the 9th Air Force as a radio operator. He married Kay Sot in 
1947, and together they had two daughters, Diane and Janice.
  Elmer Rogozinski was an active member of St. John Cantius church 
since 1947. He was a Mass server and committeeman, as well as a member 
of the St. John Cantius Mom's & Dad's Club. In 1958 he joined the 4th 
Degree Bishop O'Reilly of the Knights of Columbus as a member of the 
Color Corp. Since 1961, he served as the scribe for the Knights of 
Columbus Trinity Council paper, the Recorder. In 1963, Elmer Rogozinski 
was the Trinity Council Knight of the Year, and in 1984 he was the 4th 
Degree Bishop O'Reilly Knight of the Year.
  Elmer Rogozinski was a man who enjoyed the little things in life. He 
bowled in the Trinity Council bowling league since the 1960s. Elmer 
loved to go bike riding and play baseball with his four grandchildren. 
He enjoyed packing food bags at the Tremont Hunger Center and teaching 
art classes during the summer to young children at St. John Cantius.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in paying tribute to Elmer W. 
Rogozinski, a great man whose loving and giving nature are an example 
to us all.

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