[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 105 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           DAVE AND MARY COSTIGAN'S 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. LANE EVANS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 7, 2004

  Mr. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate Dave and Mary Costigan on the occasion of their 50th 
wedding anniversary, which they celebrated on August 21, 2004. They 
have five children and nine grandchildren and have lived in Quincy, 
Illinois for most of their marriage.
  Dave and Mary were both born and raised in Bloomington, Illinois. 
Mary Ensenberger graduated from Fontbonne College in St. Louis and 
majored in Physical Education. David Costigan graduated from Notre Dame 
University and received his Masters and PhD in History from Illinois 
State University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955 and was 
honorably discharged.
  Since 1957 David Costigan has taught history at Quincy University. He 
has held the Aaron M. Pembleton Chair in History and is now Professor 
Emeritus at the University. After many years and many awards for 
outstanding teaching, Dave continues to lecture and teach particularly 
in his areas of interest which include local Quincy history, the Civil 
War, and U.S. foreign policy.
  Throughout her life, Mary Costigan has been an extraordinary teacher 
in her own right. Upon graduation from college, she taught Physical 
Education at my alma mater, Alleman High School in Rock Island. For 
many years, she also served as a tennis instructor in the Quincy area. 
Mary won many area tennis titles in Quincy as well as throughout the 
tri-state area of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri during her years on the 
courts.
  Both Mary and Dave have contributed their time and energy to a 
variety of community and civic projects during the past 50 years. They 
have been very active in their church and local schools and regularly 
attend church services at St. Francis Solanus Church. Through their 
church they helped sponsor a family from Laos, bringing a Laotian 
family to Quincy to escape war and poverty in Southeast Asia.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Mr. and Mrs. Costigan on this 
joyous occasion. I wish them all the best as they celebrate the life 
they have created and as they enjoy their many years to come.

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