[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 88 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1265]
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                        HONORING IRVING I. STONE

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 16, 2003

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Irving I. 
Stone, founder of American Greetings Corporation, whose generosity to 
his community and abroad is constantly remembered. Mr. Stone's 
involvement with the company started when he was a young boy. His 
father sold postcards from a horse and buggy. Immediately after 
graduating high school, he became a salesman. He made the largest sale 
of the company at age 19 to the management of Cleveland's Euclid Beach 
Park.
  In the 1930's, Stone convinced his father that the company should 
design and print its own cards. In order to implement this, he started 
the American Greetings Creative Department, one of the largest art 
studios in the country. Irving Stone continued to bring innovative 
ideas to the company and retailers, making the greeting card industry 
what it is today.
  More important than his accomplishments with his company was his 
commitment to his community by participating with many civic 
organizations: Chairman of the Board, Hebrew Academy of Cleveland; 
Member of the Board of Directors, Young Israel of Cleveland; Board 
Member, Cleveland Institute of Art and Bar Ilan University; Regional 
Board Member, Liberty Mutual Insurance; Founding Trustee for Life, 
Cleveland Jewish News.
  It is because of his commitment to the community and desire to see it 
move forward in the future that the Young Israel of Greater Cleveland 
will honor Mr. Stone by dedicating the Synagogue to him on June 22, 
2003. Irving I. Stone was an outstanding man who will always be 
remembered for his outstanding good deeds to his community and beyond.

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