[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 24, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING JAMES J. FLAHERTY, VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF 
            GENERAL DYNAMICS IN SCRANTON UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 24, 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. James 
J. Flaherty, who is retiring as Vice President and General Manager at 
General Dynamics in Scranton, Pennsylvania, after a long and 
distinguished career in the Army munitions industry.
  A son of James Flaherty, Sr. and Jean Joyce Flaherty, Mr. Flaherty 
was raised in Pittston, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from St. 
John's High School in 1960. A 1963 graduate of Penn State University, 
Mr. Flaherty joined Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation, Scranton 
Division, where he held numerous engineering positions until 1969 when 
he was promoted to engineering supervisor of the forging operations.
  In 1972, he was promoted to operations manager after which he was 
elevated to Assistant General Manager in 1976. In 1978 he was 
transferred to Chamberlain's New Bedford, Massachusetts, operations 
where he remained, until 1986 when he was promoted to Vice President 
and General Manager. He served in that post until 1991 when the New 
Bedford operations ceased production and he was relocated back to 
Scranton as Vice President and General Manager of that division.
  In 2000, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and, in April, 
2003, he was named President of Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation. 
In 2006, after General Dynamics acquired Chamberlain, Mr. Flaherty was 
named Vice President and General Manager of the Scranton operations.
  Mr. Flaherty was a member of the ARMS Public Private Task Force, 
Executive Advisory Committee, and the Industrial Committee of 
Ammunition Producers. He is also Past President of the Board of 
Directors of the Northeast Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center. He 
serves on the Board of Directors of the local chapter of the Salvation 
Army, is a member of the Lions Club and was an elected member of the 
Moscow Borough Council.
  In February, 2009, Mr. Flaherty was inducted into the Honorable Order 
of St. Barbara by the U.S. Field Artillery Association and that same 
year was awarded the W. Francis Swingle Award by the Greater Pittston 
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
  Mr. Flaherty is married to the former Sheila Redding of Pittston. The 
couple has two children and five grandchildren and plan to reside in 
Oriental, North Carolina.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Flaherty for an 
outstanding career. His contributions to his profession, his community 
and his nation have been exemplary and he has been responsible for 
inspiring many others to emulate his example and his achievements.

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