[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1596]
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                    IN HONOR OF MR. WALTER BORKOWSKI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Walter 
Borkowski who is being honored by the Polonia Foundation on October 7, 
2012.
  Born September 11, 1969, Walter is a first generation American. He 
was raised in Parma, Ohio and attended Normandy High School before 
earning a degree in business administration from the University of 
Toledo. Following graduation, Walter began a career in financial 
services as a customer service representative with Transamerica 
Financial Services. Within two years, he was the Executive Branch 
Manager of the Canton, Ohio office. He briefly left Northeast Ohio for 
a job with Long Beach Mortgage Company, but returned when he launched 
Consumers Choice Mortgage Inc. Walter retired from Trust In Equity 
Mortgage Group, LLC in 2009, but continues to work as a part-time 
Mortgage Consultant.
  Walter has been involved in the Polish-American community since he 
was a young child as a singer in the John Borkowski Orchestra. At the 
age of 24, he was elected to his first of two terms as the director of 
the Alliance of Poles of American. Currently, he is the Recording 
Secretary for the Cleveland Society of Poles and the Alternate National 
Director for the Polish American Congress.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Mr. Walter 
Borkowski and congratulating him as he is recognized by the Polonia 
Foundation.

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