[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 109 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR CHARLES D. LEMMOND AND MRS. BARBARA 
  LEMMOND FOR RECOGNITION RECEIVED FROM THE SALVATION ARMY FOR THEIR 
                           COMMUNITY SERVICE

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to my 
personal friends Senator Charles D. Lemmond and his wife, Barbara, who 
have been honored by the Salvation Army of the greater Wilkes-Barre 
area for their many years of community service.
  Senator Lemmond has represented the 20th senatorial district in the 
Pennsylvania Senate since 1985 and is retiring at the end of this year. 
He is chairman of the Senate State Government Committee, Vice Chairman 
of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Committees 
on Rules and Executive Nominations, Finance, and Military and Veterans 
Services.
  A former Common Pleas Court judge in Luzerne County, Senator Lemmond 
is currently chairman of the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania 
Higher Education Assistance Agency and he serves on the Joint 
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee and the Joint State Government 
Commission's Task Force on Decedent's Estates. Senator Lemmond is also 
a member of the Reapportionment Task Force, the Elections Reform Task 
Force and the Criminal Justice Committee of the National Conference of 
State Legislatures.
  Legislatively, Senator Lemmond was the prime sponsor of a law 
providing judicial access to juvenile crime reports, a major anti-drug 
law aimed at imposing tougher punishments for repeat drug offenders, a 
law providing for the housing of state prisoners in federal prisons, 
and a law providing sentencing procedures for first-degree murder.
  Senator Lemmond has also been instrumental in the passage of voter 
registration and election reform laws and, most recently, a law 
requiring hearing screening for all infants born in the Commonwealth. 
He has also sponsored numerous initiatives relating to government 
ethics, charitable organizations, tourist promotion, agriculture 
preservation, natural resource conservation and industrial site clean 
up.
  A past potentate of Irem Temple, he is a 33rd degree Mason, a trustee 
of the Wyoming Conference of the United Methodist Church, an advisory 
board member of the Salvation Army, a life member of the board of 
trustee of Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School and an advisory board 
member of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus.
  Senator Lemmond is a graduate of Harvard College and the University 
of Pennsylvania Law School. He also served overseas in the U.S. Army of 
Occupation.
  Barbara Northrup Lemmond is a graduate of Wyoming Seminary and she 
attended Skidmore and Elmira Colleges. During a career spanning 37 
years, she served as secretary to the Luzerne County Register of Wills, 
was a nursery school teacher for B'nai B'rith, co-owned Project 40, a 
handcraft and antique shop, served as office manager to a local 
physician as well as secretary for the Penn State University, Wilkes-
Barre campus.
  Mrs. Lemmond's dedication to the enhancement and well-being of the 
northeastern Pennsylvania community extends beyond her business acumen. 
She serves as a member of the board of directors for Wesley Village and 
the Anthracite Scenic Trails Association. She is an active volunteer 
for the Back Mountain Memorial Library and has been a driver for Meals 
on Wheels for more than 30 years, which is still a part of her weekly 
routine.
  Mrs. Lemmond has served as past secretary, vice president, and board 
member for the Back Mountain Memorial Library, as well as a board 
member and president of Meals on Wheels. She has also served as a board 
member and president of the Luzerne County Library Systems, and a 
teacher at First United Methodist Church School in Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. 
Lemmond has also been a volunteer for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, 
Planned Parenthood of Luzerne County, the Swetland Home, and a member 
of the Junior League of Wilkes-Barre.
  On a personal note, my wife Nancy and I have known Charlie and 
Barbara for many, many years, since Charlie and I were young lawyers in 
the Luzerne County bar. Although we are members of different political 
parties, Charlie and I have always been friends and have been able to 
work together to serve Northeastern Pennsylvania. His thoughtful and 
dedicated service to our region and the Commonwealth will be greatly 
missed, and I wish him and Barbara all the best in their well-deserved 
retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Senator and Mrs. 
Lemmond on this joyous occasion. Together, they have contributed 
greatly to improving the quality of life in northeastern Pennsylvania 
through their selflessness and love of community.

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