[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E522]
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        ROBERT KELLY, SR., HONORED BY SCRANTON HEBREW DAY SCHOOL

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 19, 2003

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House of Representatives to the honoring of Robert T. Kelly, Sr., by 
the Scranton Hebrew Day School at the school's 55th anniversary dinner 
on March 23, 2003. Because he has been both a community leader and a 
very generous benefactor as a trustee of the Harry and Jeanette 
Weinberg Foundation, the school will present him with its Special 
Recognition Award.
  Mr. Kelly is a graduate of the University of Scranton, where he was 
also awarded a Master of Business Administration degree. The university 
has also presented him with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
  A member of the advisory board of directors of the First Liberty Bank 
and Trust Company, Mr. Kelly is a former member of the board of 
trustees of the University of Scranton and served in a similar capacity 
with Mercy Health Systems, Northeast Region. He is currently a member 
of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public 
Accountants, the Country Club of Scranton and the Johns Hopkins Club of 
Baltimore.
  Mr. Kelly has been one of the Weinberg Foundation's trustees since 
1990 and currently serves as a trustee emeritus, having been succeeded 
as a trustee by his son Timothy P. Kelly.
  An intimate of philanthropist Harry Weinberg since the 1950s when Mr. 
Weinberg operated the Scranton Transit Company, Mr. Kelly was 
designated a trustee by Mr. Weinberg to assist in the running of the 
foundation after his death. Mr. Weinberg passed away in 1990 at the age 
of 82. At that time, the foundation possessed assets worth nearly $1 
billion. It currently distributes more than $95 million annually to the 
needy around the world and is considered to be one of the top 25 
philanthropic trusts in the United States.
  Mr. Kelly and his wife, the former Rose Marie Simoncelli, reside in 
Jessup and are the proud parents of four children, Timothy and Mary 
Louise, both of Waverly; Attorney Robert Jr. of Clarks Green; and Dr. 
Patricia Kelly-Holmes of South Bend, Indiana.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the honor being accorded to Mr. Robert T. Kelly, Sr., 
by the Scranton Hebrew Day School, and I wish him and his family all 
the best.

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