[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1691-E1692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING JACK AND CAROL ENGLAND ON THEIR 70TH BIRTHDAYS

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                       HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 2005

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor John and Mary 
Carol England on the occasion of their 70th birthdays.
  John and Mary, or ``Jack'' and ``Carol'' as their family and friends 
know them, have been married to each other for 43 years and have lived 
in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania for 48 years.
  The elder son of John England and Ruth Hines-England, Jack was born 
near our Nation's Capital in Baltimore, Maryland on September 2, 1935. 
Carol, the first of two daughters of Walter G. Holden and Isabel Bolan-
Holden, was born in the Nation's heartland in Sioux City, Iowa on 
September 12, 1935. They were born only 10 days apart, yet the

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worlds of their early childhoods could not have been farther apart 
given the differences been urban and rural America during the Great 
Depression.
  Their families weathered the difficult times of the Depression and 
World War II, and both Carol and Jack enrolled in college at American 
University in Washington, DC in the early 1950s. It was while studying 
at the university that they met and began their courtship.
  Following their graduation from American University in 1957, Carol 
and Jack continued their graduate education separately. Carol earned a 
master's degree in sociology from Columbia University in New York City. 
After completing her graduate degree, Carol served as Associate Dean of 
Students at Plattsburgh State University in New York and later worked 
in human resources for the Woodard & Lothrop Department Stores for 
several years in the Washington, DC area.
  Meanwhile, Jack entered the United States Air Force and earned a 
master's degree in hospital administration from the George Washington 
University.
  On January 27, 1962, Jack and Carol were married at Our Lady of 
Lourdes Church in Bethesda, Maryland surrounded by family and friends. 
During Jack's service in the Air Force, the young couple had three 
sons--William, John and Andrew--who were born in Maryland, Texas, 
and Massachusetts respectively. Their youngest son, Thomas, was born in 
Washington, DC when the family settled in the Maryland suburbs after 
Jack completed his service in the U.S. Air Force in 1971. The young 
boys kept Carol busy at home as a full time homemaker.

  After separating from the Air Force, Jack continued his work in 
hospital administration and served as assistant administrator at the 
Washington Hospital Center. In 1978 he accepted a position as 
administrator at the Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights, 
Pennsylvania and he and Carol moved their young family to the 
neighboring community of Lower Burrell in October. In 1998, Jack 
retired as President and CEO of the hospital, where he served for 20 
years of his 27 years in civilian hospital administration.
  In retirement, Carol and Jack have taken courses from the 
Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington Campus where Jack also 
served on the advisory board. They are both avid fans of the performing 
arts, and they travel regularly to Niagara-on-the Lake in Ontario, 
Canada for the Shaw and Shakespeare festivals. Carol and Jack volunteer 
at both the local library and their parish church of St. Margaret Mary, 
and Jack is the secretary for his local Rotary. However, without a 
doubt, their favorite pastime is visiting with their young 
granddaughter, Sarah Elisabeth England and their daughter-in-law, Lorie 
Slass.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my best wishes to Jack and Carol England on the 
occasion of their 70th birthdays on September 2, 2005 and September 12, 
2005 respectively, and I salute their continued active involvement and 
commitment to their family, community, and church. I also extend my 
heartfelt congratulations to their sons on their parents' many 
accomplishments.

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