[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 156 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2473]
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      HONORING THE LIFE OF MAYOR JOHN J. SINDE OF WESTCHESTER, IL

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2005

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mayor 
John J. Sinde of Westchester, IL.
  Mayor Sinde passed away in the village he loved so dearly on November 
17, 2005. After serving 24 years as mayor, Sinde retired from public 
life due to health issues.
  Mayor Sinde was born in Chicago in 1925 and served in the U.S. Navy 
during World War II. He married his wife Marilyn in 1954 and moved to 
Westchester in 1963. Ten years later he began his public service on the 
Park Board and was elected as Village President in 1981.
  During his tenure as Mayor, Sinde oversaw the construction of 
Westchester's administrative building, post office, Westbrook Towers 
and the Westchester Park District swimming pool which was renamed for 
him in June.
  Mayor Sinde also helped the village of Westchester to receive its own 
ZIP code, 60154. This act helped to lower insurance rates by allowing 
insurers to look at the village apart from neighboring communities. 
Additionally, he assisted in the development of the southwest part of 
Westchester, including the shopping center at 31st Street and Wolf 
Road, the subdivisions along Wolf Road, and Westbrook Towers.
  It is my honor to recognize and pay tribute to the life of Mayor John 
J. Sinde who always had the best interests of the village of 
Westchester at heart.

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