[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E619]
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   CONGRATULATING GERALD T. LANGAN UPON 35 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2005

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Gerald T. 
Langan for 35 years of community service and 25 years as president and 
CEO of Goodwill Industries as he is honored Friday night at a 
celebration at The Radisson Hotel in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Langan is a 1966 graduate of Central High School in Scranton. 
After high school, he went on to Lackawanna Junior College and Bethel 
College.
  In 1970, he took a job as the education coordinator for Head Start. 
Mr. Langan then became the project director for Head Start in 1973. 
Since 1985, he has been president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of 
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Langan has twice served as president of the Pennsylvania Goodwill 
Director's Association. He was appointed to the State Office of 
Vocational Rehabilitation Board by Governor Robert Casey. Mr. Langan is 
a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation, the zoning 
board for the City of Scranton, and the housing board of Lackawanna 
County. He was awarded ``Health Care Professional of the Year'' by the 
State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Langan was a past member of the Lackawanna 
College Board of Directors, and served as board chairman for two years.
  Mr. Langan and his lovely wife Fran have one daughter, Kristen.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Gerald Langan as he is 
honored for his selfless devotion to the community and dedication to 
making the world a better place.

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