[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 41 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E463]
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        ALBERT AND MARY CLARK CELEBRATE 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 2003

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise day to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the 60th wedding anniversary of my good 
friends Albert and Mary Clark of Pittston, PA. The Clarks will be 
honored March 15 with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mary's Church in 
Pittston and an anniversary dinner at St. Mary's Center in Scranton.
  Albert and Mary, the former Mary Jordan, were married March 6, 1943, 
in their neighborhood church in Pittston, in the middle of World War 
II. He wore his Navy ensign's uniform for the ceremony. At the time he 
was an administrative officer with the Navy at the Philadelphia Ship 
Yard, which was then a major deployment facility for troops and 
shipping traffic.
  They are the proud parents of seven children: Michael, of Washington, 
DC; Patrick, of Columbia, SC; Kevin, of San Francisco; John, of Poway, 
CA; Brian, of Dunmore; Albert, Jr., of Scranton; and Mary Kenney, of 
Clarks Summit. They are also the proud grandparents of 22 
grandchildren.
  In addition to raising a large family, Mary has been continuously 
active in various organizations of her parish church, including her 
role as Eucharistic minister. Last year, Albert was presented with the 
Man of the Year award by the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. 
Patrick.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the 60th wedding anniversary of Albert and Mary Clark, 
and I wish them and their family all the best.

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