[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1645-E1646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE OF JOHN THOMAS SABOL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
John Thomas Sabol, devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend and 
United States veteran. Mr. Sabol lived life with great joy and an 
unwavering dedication to his family, community and country.

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  Mr. Sabol was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, the son of Slovak 
immigrants. Growing up he was instilled with the values of family, hard 
work, the Catholic faith, and pride in his heritage. Following high 
school, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and served our 
nation from 1952 to 1955. During the Korean War, Mr. Sabol was 
stationed in Japan and served as a damage control man on the Coast 
Guard Carrier Winnebago. He was awarded the United Nations Service 
Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Korean Service 
Medal.
  Mr. Sabol came to Cleveland, Ohio, for a wedding and there he met the 
woman who would become his wife, Agnes Fertal. John and Agnes had an 
instant connection as both their families hailed from the same region 
in Slovakia. He soon moved to Cleveland and began work at the General 
Motors Chevy Plant in Parma, where he worked for 30 years, retiring in 
1985. He married Agnes at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in 
Cleveland, on September 29, 1956. Mr. and Mrs. Sabol celebrated their 
50th wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends, in 2006. 
Together, Mr. and Mrs. Sabol raised three children: Jeanne, Jack (wife 
Tracy) and Judy.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and remembrance 
of John Thomas Sabol. I extend my condolences to the family and friends 
of Mr. Sabol; through them his memories and spirit will live on.

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