[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E677-E678]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF LILLIAN KAFKA

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 2013

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lillian Kafka as 
she celebrates her ninetieth birthday this month.
   Ms. Kafka, or ``Libby'' as she is referred to by her many friends, 
was born on May 18, 1923, to Louis and Mae Dubinsky of Sharon, 
Massachusetts. The Dubinsky family owned Sunset Lodge, a popular summer 
resort hotel on the idyllic shore of Lake Massapoag in Sharon. Ms. 
Kafka, along with her siblings Aaron and Edith, would often help their 
parents with the daily tasks of the family business. Upon the passing 
of Louis, the Dubinsky children helped their mother even more with 
running the hotel until it was sold to the Archdiocese of Boston 
several years later.
   On June 18, 1944, Ms. Kafka celebrated her wedding to husband Milton 
Kafka at the Sunset Lodge, and the two remained happily married until 
Milton's passing in 2006. The Kafkas welcomed five children into their 
family: Louis, Millie, Benjamin, Kenneth, and Hirsh. Ms. Kafka has seen 
her family grow exponentially over the years, and is now the proud 
grandmother of twelve and great-grandmother of seventeen.
   Today, Ms. Kafka stays quite active with her large family, and 
spends much time in particular with her great-grandchildren, who 
lovingly refer to her as ``G.G.'' When she is not

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busy with family, music and theater take up most of her free time. Ms. 
Kafka is an active volunteer at the Sharon Community Theater and the 
Actors Collaborative. She has performed onstage at the Mansfield Music 
and Arts Society, and she now fills the role of the organization's 
official backstage hostess. Her love of volunteering and positive 
outlook are representative of the extraordinary person that Ms. Kafka 
is, and the entire community has benefited from her many 
accomplishments.
   Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Lillian Kafka on this joyous 
occasion of her ninetieth birthday. She is an outstanding member of our 
community, and I ask that my colleagues join me in wishing her many 
more years of health and happiness.

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