[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 162 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN MEMORY OF VICTOR J. HERLINSKY, SR.

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 3, 2009

  Mr. ANDREWS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and memory 
of Victor J. Herlinsky, Sr., of Mahwah, NJ who passed away on August 
14th after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease.
  Mr. Herlinsky was born in Ukraine to parents Adam and Augusta on July 
10th, 1927 and lived in Germany and Brazil before immigrating to the 
United States in 1956. Embodying the American dream of self-made 
success, Mr. Herlinsky was one of the founding partners of the 4-H 
Brothers trailer-body manufacturing and repair company in Wallington, 
NJ.
  Mr. Herlinsky was also an active athlete who excelled in a variety of 
sports. He was a golden glove boxer in Munich, a semi-professional 
soccer player in Brazil, and a member of the Ukrainian Carpathian Ski 
Club. An avid tennis player, Mr. Herlinsky was awarded lifetime 
memberships to the Nutley Tennis Club and the KLK Ukrainian Sports 
Club.
  Mr. Herlinsky is survived by his wife of 44 years, Irene, their 
children Victor Jr. and Donna, and granddaughters Larissa and Alexa, as 
well as his surviving siblings Tamara, Ivan, and Walter.
  Madam Speaker, as an immigrant, athlete, entrepreneur, and family man 
Victor Herlinsky embodied the most important qualities and ethics of 
the American identity. I express my deepest condolences to his family 
for their loss and pay tribute to the memory of this astounding 
individual.

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