[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 27 (Thursday, March 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. RICHARD A. RUTKOWSKI

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 4, 2004

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Richard A. Rutkowski 
and Regina J. Rutkowski for their years of service and dedication to 
their community. Mr. and Mrs. Rutkowski were honored by the Richard A. 
Rutkowski Association at the 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner-Dance on 
Saturday, January 17, 2004, at the Hi-Hat Caterers in Bayonne, New 
Jersey.
  Richard A. Rutkowski is former mayor and two-term council member-at-
large for the City of Bayonne. In 1992 and 1993, Mr. Rutkowski was 
elected by fellow mayors to the 25 member executive board of the New 
Jersey State League of Municipalities. Mr. Rutkowski is currently a 
director of the Bayonne Chapter of the National Conference for 
Community and Justice, an active member of the American Polish 
Veterans, Assumption Catholic War Veterans Post no. 1612, and Bayonne 
Elks Lodge #434.
  Mr. Rutkowski has served on a number of boards of directors for 
committees, civic, religious, professional and ethnic organizations He 
is a former member of the Parish Council and school board member at Our 
Lady of Mount Carmel, where he served as the chairman of the Parish 
Centennial Committee. Mr. Rutkowski has also served as assistant 
cubmaster of Pack 19.
  For all his remarkable accomplishments, dedication to his community, 
and leadership, Mr. Rutkowski has received numerous awards, including 
the YMCA Award, Citizen of the Year Award from the Bayonne Kiwanis Club 
in 1990, and National Conference for Community and Justice Humanitarian 
Award in 2001.
  Born and raised in Bayonne, Mr. Rutkowski attended Saint Peter's Prep 
and received his bachelor's degree from Saint Peter's College. Mr. 
Rutkowski received a master's degree from Stevens Institute of 
Technology.
  Regina J. Rutkowski was born in Poland, and is a survivor of the Nazi 
occupation. After years of suffering, her family relocated to England 
and then to the United States. Mrs. Rutkowski attended New Jersey City 
University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, and received her 
bachelor's degree in History.
  Mrs. Rutkowski has been involved in a variety of charitable, social 
and civic organizations in which she has held several positions, such 
as Bayonne's marshall of the Pulaski Day Parade in 1997, trustee of the 
Bayonne Historical Society, and honorary chair on the 25th Anniversary 
of the Pro Arte League of the Kosciuszko Foundation.
  Mrs. Rutkowski is an active member in numerous organizations, 
including the Bayonne Pulaski Memorial Committee, Polish-American 
Heritage Committee of Bayonne, Polish-American Citizens Club, and Royal 
Arcanum.
  Mrs. Rutkowski is a member of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 
where she serves on the Parish Council. She is an usherette and former 
member of the parish's Centennial Committee. She currently serves as 
treasurer of the Mount Carmel Guild.
  Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rutkowski are the proud parents of three 
sons, Richard Jr., Stephen, and Robert, and grandparents of three 
wonderful children, Stephen, Alexa and Robert.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Richard A. 
Rutkowski and Regina J. Rutkowski for their outstanding leadership, 
tireless work and service in the community, and commitment to their 
fellow man.

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