[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 30 (Thursday, March 9, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E328]
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CONGRATULATING ROBERT COLLINS AS HE IS NAMED ``MAN OF THE YEAR'' BY THE 
                PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT PATRICK

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Robert P. 
Collins, of Wyoming, Pennsylvania, who is being honored by the Friendly 
Sons of St. Patrick of Greater Pittston as their ``Man of the Year'' 
for 2006.
  Raised in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he attended St. 
Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre. He also attended St. Joseph's 
Seminary in Callicoon, New York. He is a member of the Third Order of 
St. Francis.
  Mr. Collins served with the United States Army during the Korean War 
and has been the president of the United States Army 306th Field 
Hospital Association for the past 20 years.
  He is a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Kingston Post 
102, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wyoming Post 396. He is a past 
commander of American Legion Post 670 and the Korean Veterans 
Association of the Wyoming Valley.
  Mr. Collins is a member of St. Joseph's Church in Wyoming where he 
has served as a lector and altar server. He is a life member of the 
Knights of Columbus Council 302, Wilkes-Barre, and Bishop Hafey 
Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus.
  Mr. Collins is a life member of the Wyoming Hose Company, No. 1, and 
is a former school board member of the Wyoming Area School District.
  Mr. Collins is a past president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 
Avoca Division, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Emerald Society and the 
Donegal Society of Wilkes-Barre.
  Mr. Collins was a member of the Governor's Committee on the 
Handicapped, having served three Pennsylvania Governors. He was also a 
member of the White House Committee on the Handicapped, having served 
three Presidents.
  Mr. Collins was assistant to the President of Nelson Manufacturing 
Company for seven years and has been affiliated with the Metcalf and 
Shaver Funeral Home for 36 years.
  Married to the late Mary Eicke Collins of Wyoming, they had three 
children.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Collins on the 
occasion of this honor. Mr. Collins epitomizes what it means to be a 
community servant. The countless hours he has spent supporting worthy 
causes and projects has improved the quality of life in the greater 
Wyoming Valley immensely.

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