[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 8 (Monday, January 30, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY TO RAYMOND TWOMEY

 Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate a special 
occasion in the life of a true American; Mr. Raymond Twomey of Boston, 
MA. As Ray gathers with his friends and family, I wish to join with all 
of them in celebrating his career of public service, his distinguished 
military service, and his 90th birthday.
  Ray was born on January 30, 1916, and grew up in east Boston, where 
he resides to this day with his son Jerry and daughter-in-law Sandra. 
He answered his country's call to service in World War II and worked as 
a medic in the ``Spearhead Division,'' known outside the service by its 
more formal title of the U.S. Army 703rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, 3rd 
Armored Division. He ascended to the rank of corporal, fought 
courageously in the critical Battle of the Bulge, and was subsequently 
awarded a Purple Heart.
  Upon his return to the States, Ray began his work for the U.S. Postal 
Service and served the Boston neighborhoods of Beacon Hill and the 
North End. He married the lovely Marie Louise Spinazola, also of east 
Boston, in 1948; and their four children, Jerry, Claudia, Mary and 
Bernadette were born and raised in east Boston as well. He is the proud 
grandfather of six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
  On the occasion of Ray's 90th birthday, his entire family will gather 
to honor him and celebrate his life and accomplishments. I am proud to 
join them in wishing happy birthday to Ray and wish him the very 
best.

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