[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 85 (Thursday, June 23, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF JOHN C. ``JAY'' MAGIN

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                          HON. DIANE E. WATSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 22, 2005

  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker,
  Whereas John C. ``Jay'' Magin was born March 20, 1937, in Port 
Jefferson, New York, who as a toddler traveled with his family as his 
father, a radio engineer for the Civil Aeronautics Administration, 
worked to establish landing control towers at airports during World War 
II.;
  Whereas the Magin family settled in Kansas City, Missouri in 1942, 
and moved to Lynbrook, New York in 1947;
  Whereas Jay Magin graduated in 1955 from Bishop Laughlin Memorial 
High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he had been active in the 
Army's JROTC program;
  Whereas Jay Magin attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, 
New York, went to work for Grumman Corporation in the late 1950s, and 
spent a long career working in avionics support before retiring in 1989 
and then moving to Hawaii;
  Whereas Jay Magin was a member of the Kailua Elks Lodge 2230, an 
instructor in Lessons in Firearms Education (L.I.F.E.), a member of the 
Hawaii Rifle Association, a member of the Battleship Missouri Amateur 
Radio Club, and a longtime active member of the MG Car Club of Long 
Island;
  Whereas Jay Magin was also active in the American Red Cross' Human 
Animal Bond program at Tripler Army Medical Center and a member of 
Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church in Aina Haina;
  Whereas Jay Magin and his wife Judy, longtime residents of 
Huntington, New York, were married for 43 years and had two children: 
Janis, an editor with The Associated Press in Honolulu, and John, a Mac 
Genius with Apple Computer in New York City;
  Whereas Jay Magin is survived by his wife, Judy; daughter Janis of 
Honolulu, Hawaii; son John and daughter-in-law Marianne of Huntington 
Station, New York; a brother, James O. Magin of Freeport, New York; a 
sister, Mary Ann Potito of Selden, New York; several nieces and 
nephews; and his beloved pets Willem and Ekhai: Now therefore be it
  Resolved, in the U.S. House of Representatives, that Congresswoman 
Diane E. Watson,
  (1) Mourns the passing of Jay Magin;
  (2) Recognizes Jay Magin's legacy of charitable service, professional 
work ethic, bountiful kindness, and soft spoken manner; and
  (3) Fondly remembers Jay Magin's easy laughter, charm, and the fact 
that he never uttered a harsh word about others.

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