[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1598]
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                     IN HONOR OF MRS. ALINA CZERNEC

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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 Mrs. Alina Czernec 
who is being honored by the Polonia Foundation on October 7, 2012.
  Alina was born in pre-World War II Poland. During the war she was 
forced to spend five years of her life living in Polish refugee camps 
in Iran, India and Pakistan. Following the War, her family reunited in 
England in 1947 and immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio's Tremont 
neighborhood in 1952. After graduating from St. John Cantius High 
School, Alina was attending Fenn College and working for the Polish 
daily newspaper, Wiadomosci Dodzienne. In 1959, Alina married Steve 
Czernec and together they had three children, Lisa, Richard and Chris. 
Alina spent much of her time volunteering at local schools and nursing 
homes and eventually became the director of admissions at Broadview 
Nursing Home. She worked at Heights Drapery Company, which she and her 
daughter own, until her retirement in 2004.
  Alina has been involved in the Polish-American community since she 
settled in the U.S. She has belonged to a number of organizations 
including Gmina 6, PNA and the Alliance of Poles. She is also an active 
member of the Polish American Cultural Center and has spent countless 
hours volunteering at St. John Cantius Church.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Mrs. Alina 
Czernec and congratulating her as she is recognized by the Polonia 
Foundation.

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