[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E93]
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  TROOPER THOMAS KOBESKI CHOSEN FOR JOE SAPORITO LIFETIME OF SERVICE 
                                 AWARD

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 29, 2003

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the honoring of the late Pennsylvania State 
Trooper Thomas ``Kubby'' Kobeski with the Joe Saporito Lifetime of 
Service Award by the Sunday Dispatch of Pittston, Pennsylvania. A 
reception will be held in his honor on February 2nd.
  Trooper Kobeski passed away last May and is survived by his wife, 
Jackie, and their three children, Thomas, Matthew and Zachary.
  As the Sunday Dispatch states in an article outlining why Trooper 
Kobeski was chosen for this award, ``he was only 39, but he did an 
astonishing amount of good works in that short time. In an age of 
declining volunteerism, he was the super volunteer.''
  Trooper Kobeski exhibited this spirit when he was still in high 
school. James Redington, principal at Seton Catholic High School, told 
the Dispatch, ``He was the most dynamic boy. He was a catalyst to get 
everybody moving and shaking.''
  In addition to Seton Catholic, the many organizations to which 
Trooper Kobeski donated his time included the Stoners Youth Soccer 
League, St. John the Baptist School, and the Pittston Little League.
  At the Pittston Little League, Secretary Nora Shandra, told the 
newspaper, ``It's going to take 15 people to do what he did. He was 
equipment man, groundskeeper, coach, treasurer of the league and the 
auxiliary.''
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the well-deserved honoring of Trooper Kobeski with the 
Joe Saporito Lifetime of Service Award, and I wish his family and 
friends all the best.

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