[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING DAVID WENDEL'S 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A DEACON TO THE CATHOLIC 
                                 CHURCH

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                          HON. DENNIS A. ROSS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 13, 2013

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 25 years of service 
that David Wendel has given to the Catholic Church as a Deacon.
   He started as an altar boy at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in 
Lakeland for Father Bryan Walsh. He continued to serve at St. Joseph's 
and then also started serving at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in 
Lakeland in the mid-1980s.
   Mr. Wendel became one of the first 500 volunteers to join what is 
now known as AmeriCorps and assist our country.
   His commitment to service led him to believe that if you see a 
problem, you must get involved in fixing it. He encouraged many members 
of his family to get involved in their communities. Every Saturday he 
took his nephew, Brian, to visit the elderly and handicapped which 
helped create a foundation for service in Brian's life.
   Mr. Wendel now serves at a church in Georgia.
   I want to thank him for his 25 years of service to our community and 
country.

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