[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 64 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E786-E787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO THE MEMBERS OF CARPENTERS LOCAL 1005 OF MERRILLVILLE, 
                                INDIANA

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 10, 2001

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and admiration 
that I congratulate the members of Carpenters Local 1005 of 
Merrillville, Indiana who will be honored at their 29th Annual Pin 
Recognition Banquet. The union members of Northwest Indiana have 
consistently demonstrated the work ethic and quality craftsmanship on 
which the community prides itself. The banquet, to be held on Saturday, 
May 12, 2001 at the St. Elijah Serbian American Hall in Merrillville, 
will be held in honor of those members who have completed between 20 
and 65 years of service with the union. Also to be awarded are the Joe 
Manley Humanitarian Award, the Ken Castaldi Apprentice of the Year 
Award, and the Contractor of the Year Award.

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  Carpenters Local 1005, which received its charter on March 7, 1972, 
and is one of the largest Carpenters locals in the state of Indiana, 
will honor its members for their years of dedicated service. Charles 
James, initiated in 1936, will be honored for his 65 years of service. 
Those members who will be honored for 60 years of service include: 
Rexford McDaniel and Nicholas Mudry. Those who will be honored for 55 
years of service include: Lester Cornett, Billy Frost, William Gabbard, 
Sam Loiacano, Harold Massa, Fred Roberts, Robert Rosenbaum, John 
Taylor, Leonard Taylor, Robert Tucker, James Williams, and Ivan 
Wynkoop. The members who will be honored for 50 years of service 
include: Melvin Anderson, Jack Bartruff, Walter Catlow, Carl Cauley, 
James Cooley, John Curtis, Otis Davis, John Gottby, Robert Green, 
Bartul Letica, Walter Mahns, John Mihalko, Sam Pysh, Jr., Glen Snow, 
Albert Touchette, and Tage Borg. Those members who have served for 45 
years include: Kenneth Anderson, Felix Bannon, Eugene Claus, Clyde 
Fauser, George Hendershot, Kenneth Horan, William Kristoff, Clive 
Leach, George Nannenga, Raymond Niksch, George Patterson, Jr., Fred 
Reynolds, Harry Spurgeon, Charlie Stokes, Raymond Wardell, and Jessie 
Castle. Those members who will be honored for 40 years of service 
include: Howard Johnson, Jr. and Peter Znika. The members who will be 
honored for 35 years of service include: Eddie Andersen, Steve 
Hostinsky, Otto Massow, Oscar Mischan, Loren Pollard, James Thoreson, 
Grant Wedding, Warren Wilkerson, Dennis Williamson, and Kenneth Mahler. 
Those members who will be honored for 30 years of service include: 
Leroy Dewar, Gene Harlow, Winford Harris, Charles Prewitt, John 
Rassbach, Ronald Robinson, Charles Spiller, and Joe Sulhoff. The 
members who will be honored for 25 years of service include: Gordon 
Anderson, Theordore Blahunka, Joseph Crnkovich, Michael Darden, Ronald 
Dwight, Joseph Erb, William Herbst, Paul Hernandez, Sr., Kenneth Huhn, 
George Klippel, Nick Kotur, Wray Loney, Roy Scarborough, Rich 
Steinhilber, Robert Stivers, Bruce Thomas, Thomas Trulley, Michael 
Twilla, and Donald Welch. Those members who will be honored for 20 
years of service include: Jeff Basco, Paul Cieszkiewicz, Harold Evers, 
Eugene Glowacki, Jefrrey Hall, Roy Jonkman, John Kucik, William Lueder, 
Daniel Lustgarten, William McCarty, Ricky Nance, Robert Paske, Warren 
Perry, Jessie Simmons, Drew Smith, and Michael Stanton.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my distinguished colleagues join me 
in congratulating these dedicated, honorable, and outstanding members 
of Carpenters Local 1005, in addition to the hardworking union men and 
women throughout the country. The countless hours of exceptional 
service the men and women of Carpenters Local 1005 have provided to 
their community deserve our admiration and respect. Their dedication 
and commitment are the epitome of the values we hold in Northwest 
Indiana, and I am proud to represent such fine men and women in 
Congress.

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