[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 20 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E232]
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               TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND JOHN ``JACK'' WEAN, JR.

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 31, 2007

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Raymond John ``Jack'' Wean, Jr., Chairman of The John Wean Foundation 
in Warren, OH. The John Wean Foundation was established in 1949 by 
Raymond John Wean, Sr., an inventive and enterprising industrialist, 
who was devoted to improving the quality of life and education in the 
Mahoning Valley. The John Wean Foundation would serve the communities 
in which he had achieved enormous success.
  A native of Warren, OH, Jack was the son of Raymond J. Wean, Sr., who 
founded Wean Engineering Company in 1929. After graduating from Yale 
University, Mr. Wean served as a Naval Officer in the South Pacific 
during World War II. In 1946, he went to work for his father's business 
in Warren at a time when the steel and aluminum industries were 
booming.
  Jack started in an executive position and was elected president and 
chief executive in 1966. He became chairman in 1979. Jack retired in 
1992, but continued to chair The Foundation. He traveled extensively 
and was an avid sport fisherman.
  Jack Wean was married to the former Adelaide McCracken and they have 
three sons and a daughter. They also have eight grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren.
  Since 1949, The John Wean Foundation has raised over $85 million 
dollars. It was through Jack's generosity that a broad range of 
nonprofit organizations would benefit. I would like to remember Raymond 
John ``Jack'' Wean, Jr., for his sense of obligation and commitment to 
the residents here in the Mahoning Valley.

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