[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 100 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM J. PASTUSZEK, DISTINGUISHED BUSINESS LEADER WITH A 
                LEGACY OF CIVIC AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 19, 2004

  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on July 14th my good friend 
Bill Pastuszek passed away and Pennsylvania lost one of its most 
distinguished business and community leaders.
  Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Juniata College with 
a B.A. and attended classes at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania 
Military College, and University of Pennsylvania Law School. After 
graduation from Pennsylvania Military Prep School and service in the 
Army during World War II, he held a teaching certificate in secondary 
education and briefly taught at Chester High School and Smedley Junior 
High School.
  Mr. Pastuszek's leadership qualities were in evidence early in his 
professional life. At the age of 26, Mr. Pastuszek became one of the 
youngest members of the Board of Directors of Chester School District, 
where he served as director, vice president and president from 1954 to 
1963. A prominent leader in communities throughout Delaware County, 
Pennsylvania and in the Ukrainian American community in the United 
States, he established his real estate office in Chester in 1947 and 
later relocated to Swarthmore in 1963.
  During his 57 years in the Delaware County, Pennsylvania real estate 
industry, Mr. Pastuszek became an institution in the county. He 
developed more than 1,000 commercial, industrial, self-storage garages, 
apartments and residential units in Maryland, New Jersey, and 
Pennsylvania. In 1985, the Delaware County Council presented Mr. 
Pastuszek with the Distinguished Business Achievement Award for his 
contributions to the overall economic vitality of Delaware County. In 
1991, he was awarded the Distinguished Community Achievement Award by 
the Lower Chichester Township Board of Commissioners. Mr. Pastuszek's 
subsequent contributions to improve housing were recognized by the 
municipalities of Marcus Hook, Chester, Trainer, Swarthmore, Morton and 
Lower Chichester.
  Mr. Pastuszek's work over the years and tireless dedication to the 
character and charm of the properties under his care improved the 
quality of life in our community. Life is a series of crossroads and 
how appropriate it was that the Lower Chichester Township Board of 
Commissioners resolved in 2000 to change the name of Ormond Street to 
Pastuszek Boulevard, while the Township of Chester renamed West 10th 
Street as Pastuszek Court. Bill Pastuszek was a developer not just of 
property but of people and of communities. I can't think of anyone more 
deserving of such recognition.
  Mr. Speaker, Bill Pastuszek was someone who made a difference and 
dreamed the American Dream, and he truly represented what this country 
is all about. I wish Bill's wife of 56 years, Theodozia Kiziuk 
Pastuszek and family, my heartfelt condolences and may they find 
comfort in knowing that the many people he impacted deeply value his 
dedication and generosity and the example of his life and work.

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