[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E298]
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              DR. SHAWN CASEY RECEIVES 12TH SWINGLE AWARD

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 7, 2001

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Shawn 
M.J. Casey, who will be honored with this year's W. Francis Swingle 
Award by the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick on March 17.
  Frank Swingle was a well-known and respected figure in academia, in 
many charitable and fraternal organizations and in the arena of public 
oratory. Dr. Casey will be the twelfth recipient of this award, which 
is given each year to the individual who best honors the memory of the 
late Professor Swingle by his career, communal and personal 
achievements.
  Dr. Casey was born and raised in Pittston Township, graduated from 
Wyoming Area High School in 1987, and received his bachelor's of 
science degree in biology and chemistry from Wilkes College in 1990. He 
served as vice president of the student government at the University of 
Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine from 1990 to 1994 and earned his 
doctorate there in 1994.
  For the past six years, Dr. Casey has served the families of the area 
at his office in Pittston Township. During that time, he has also 
worked to promote good health in the area by presenting lectures on 
various dental products and helping to establish the Colgate Smile of 
the Game at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins home games.
  His community involvement also extends to his service as past 
president of the Pittston Township Lions Club, a member of the 
executive board of the Pittston Area Family Center, a member of the 
Avoca Ancient Order of Hibernians and a third-degree member of the John 
F. Kennedy Knights of Columbus in Pittston. He is also a member of St. 
John the Evangelist Church in Pittston.
  As a member of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Dr. 
Casey was named Grand Marshal in 1997 and in 1992 was a golden donor 
for the Jack Brennan Scholarship Fund in memory of his father.
  Dr. Casey is the son of the late George T. Casey and Suzanne Walker 
Malloy. His maternal grandparents are Anna Walker and the late Frank 
Walker, and his paternal grandparents are the late Marion Newcomb Casey 
and the late Thomas Casey.
  He currently resides in Hughestown with his wife, the former Michele 
Wysokinski, and their 3-year-old son, George.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the good works of Dr. Shawn Casey and the honor he will 
soon receive, and I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

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