[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 77 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1047]
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                    RECOGNITION OF CHESTER CONNAWAY

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2003

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize 
Chester Connaway of Jefferson County, Illinois. Chet was recently 
inducted into the Senior Saints Hall of Fame of Jefferson County.
  Chet received this honor for his lifelong service to others. Upon his 
graduation from Mt. Vernon Township High School he joined the Army. He 
then served forty years in the Illinois Army National Guard. He now is 
the district director for Veterans Affairs Southern Division where he 
works to secure benefits for deserving veterans. Chet also is a member 
of the Field Grade School Board of Education and he served twenty years 
as treasurer of Wesley United Methodist Church. Chet and his wife 
Barbara have been married fifty years and have raised three daughters.
  I want to congratulate and thank Chet for all he has done and will 
continue to do for the people in his community. He is a saint to all 
who know him and is deserving of this prestigious honor.

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