[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 35 (Thursday, March 11, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E364]
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 CONGRATULATING HUGH DUGAN ON HIS SELECTION TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHALL 
          FOR THE 2010 CARBON COUNTY ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 2010

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Mr. Hugh 
D. Dugan, who was named Grand Marshall for the Carbon County St. 
Patrick's Day Parade.
  Mr. Dugan was born in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1943, a son of 
the late Dennis and Margaret Hogan Dugan. Mr. Dugan was raised in Jim 
Thorpe with his older brother, John.
  He attended Immaculate Conception Elementary School and graduated 
from Jim Thorpe High School in 1961.
  Mr. Dugan enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1962 and served for 22 
years until his retirement as a Master Chief Petty Officer in 1984. 
During his military service, he was stationed in New Jersey, New York, 
Washington, D.C., New London, Connecticut, and London, England. During 
that period, Mr. Dugan was awarded two Coast Guard Achievement Medals 
as well as numerous other citations.
  Mr. Dugan was also employed by the U.S. Post Office in Jim Thorpe, 
where he worked for 20 years.
  Mr. Dugan and his wife, Fran, have resided in Jim Thorpe since 1977. 
They have been married for 45 years and have three daughters, Theresa, 
Denise and Maureen, and a son, Michael. They also have nine 
grandchildren. They are members of the Immaculate Conception Church in 
Jim Thorpe.
  Mr. Dugan is a charter member and co-founder of the Ancient Order of 
Hibernians. He served as its first vice president and two terms as 
president. He is currently financial secretary of that organization. He 
has also served as co-chairman of the St. Patrick's Day Parade for the 
past several years.
  Mr. Dugan also served as Division Representative for the Children's 
Friendship Project for Northern Ireland, a program that brought teens 
from Northern Ireland to the United States to live with host families 
for six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Dugan served as host for four Irish teens 
over the years.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Dugan on this 
auspicious occasion. His commitment to his family, his community and 
his Nation is exemplary and inspirational. Clearly, he has improved the 
quality of life throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.

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