[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING MICHAEL J. MAGGIO

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2004

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Michael J. Maggio 
for being honored by the Boyertown Area Times and Boyertown Jaycees as 
the Boyertown Citizen of the Year for his contributions to the greater 
Boyertown region.
  Michael Maggio relocated to the Boyertown area with his wife Sue in 
1966. A physicist, he worked for 23 years at Cabot Corporation as a 
research group leader and a plant technical services manager.
  Michael Maggio graduated in 1949 from Welsey Junior College in Dover, 
Delaware, where he was the captain of the basketball team. He went on 
to receive his B.S. in physics from Franklin and Marshall College in 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1952. Upon moving into the Boyertown area, 
Michael became involved in the community and has been an active member 
of the Boyertown Lions Club for 24 years. He served twice as the 
president of the Club and he also served eight years as a member and 
treasurer of the Boyertown Lions Community Ambulance Board of 
Directors. In 1997, he was awarded the prestigious Melvin Jones 
National Award and, in 2001, he was named the Lion of the year.
  Michael Maggio also has made an impact in the community outside of 
his activities in the Lions Club. A member of the St. Columbkill Roman 
Catholic Church, Michael was a religious instructor and also volunteers 
as an usher. Michael has served as a catalyst for ongoing service to 
and support of the Boyertown community by serving as the Emergency 
Management Coordinator and a member of the Boyertown Board of Health. 
Further, he is serving as the Co-Chair of the Lions Ambulance 
Organization's new building fund.
  In his spare time, Michael enjoys bicycling, golf and photography. 
Well-known throughout the community as a family man, Michael has five 
children, fourteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing 
Michael J. Maggio for his many years of exemplary service to the 
Boyertown community.

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