[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E783]
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                  RECOGNITION OF MR. EDWARD KERBEYKIAN

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 2006

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. Edward Kerbeykian, 
a resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, for his devoted service to Hekemian 
& Co., Inc. as a senior staff member for 55 years.
  Mr. Kerbeykian currently serves as Hekemian & Co.'s Senior Vice 
President. Since 1950, he has made many meaningful contributions to the 
company. During this time period, he has also been a dedicated member 
of the Hackensack, New Jersey business community and served in 
leadership positions of the Hackensack Lions Club for nearly fifty 
years and the Chamber of Commerce for more than 20 years. In fact, he 
was even given the nickname, ``Mr. Main Street'' because of his 
contributions to the early stages of the development of Main Street in 
Hackensack.
  Mr. Kerbeykian, who is of Armenian descent, has been a devoted member 
of the Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church in Ridgefield, New 
Jersey and was involved, years ago, in the Armenian Folk Dance Society 
of New York. He is a devoted husband to Shirlee, wonderful father to 
Craig, who also holds a leadership position at Hekemian & Co., and the 
late Jeffrey Kerbeykian, a prominent New York City architect, and a 
loving grandfather of six.
  Today, I would like to recognize Edward Kerbeykian's leadership at 
Hekemian & Co., for more than half a century and the many contributions 
he has made to this company as well as to the community of Hackensack, 
the County of Bergen and Northern New Jersey.

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