[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MR. ANDREW SWIECKI

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                       HON. CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2004

  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of the State 
of Michigan's longest serving public officials Mr. Andrew Swiecki.
  Andy was born on August 2, 1939 in the city of Wyandotte, the forth 
of five children of Andrew and Sophia Swiecki. He attended school in 
Wyandotte, and after graduating from Mt. Carmel High School he attended 
the University of Detroit and graduated with a degree in Industrial 
Relations in 1963.
  He is married to the former Pat Prosniewski, and they are the parents 
of three children: Andrew Kenneth, Jeffrey Allen and Susan Nicole 
Swiecki-Radel. Andy, and his wife Pat, have three grandchildren and are 
expecting a fourth grandchild in 2005.
  First elected to Wyandotte's City Council in 1967, Andy served on the 
Council for 12 years, being elected to six 2-year terms. He was then 
elected Wyandotte's City Treasurer in 1979 and has been re-elected to 
that position 10 times. Andy has served the citizens of Wyandotte for 
37 years.
  He is a member in good standing of many clubs and professional 
organizations, including: Wyandotte Goodfellows; Downriver YMCA Board; 
Wayne County Treasurers Association; Downriver Community Conference; 
Southeast Michigan Community Alliance; Municipal Treasures USA/Canada 
Association; Chairman of Wyandotte Employees Retirement Commission; the 
Polish Legion of American Veterans; St. Stanislaus Kostka Club 30; Our 
Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Ushers Club and Holy Name Society; Polish 
Roman Catholic Union; Knights of Columbus; and many others.
  Andy was named Citizen of the Year by Wyandotte Service Clubs in 1990 
and was honored as Volunteer of the Year by the YMCA in 2003.
  As you can see Mr. Andrew Swiecki is well deserving of our 
recognition for his many years of service to his community.

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