[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF MR. NICHOLAS J. IVANS

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2015

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I along with Mr. Costa rise today to honor 
the life and accomplishments of Nicholas J. Ivans, who passed away on 
February 15, 2015.
  Mr. Ivans was born in Hanford, California on February 17, 1924 to 
Peter Ivancovich and Danitza Ninkovich, immigrants from Boznia-
Heregovina. He attended Hanford High and Visalia Junior College before 
he was drafted into the United States Armed Services during World War 
II. Mr. Ivans was a member of the H Company, 101st Regiment of the 26th 
Yankee Division and saw combat duty in France, Belgium, Luxemberg, 
Germany, Austria, and Czechoslavakia.
  After the war, Mr. Ivans returned to the United States and attended 
California State University, Fresno for his undergraduate degree and 
the University of Southern California's (USC) Pharmacy School for his 
graduate degree. While at USC, Mr. Ivans met Edna Logan. The two 
married in 1949 and would have three of their own children and five 
foster children.
  Mr. and Mrs. Ivans returned to the Central Valley after they received 
their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. Not long after their return, Mr. 
Ivans purchased Tomer Drug Store in Avenal, California, launching his 
career as Avenal's community pharmacist.
  Throughout his life, Mr. Ivans was a dedicated member of his 
community. He was involved in the Avenal Rotary Club and the Avenal 
Chamber of Commerce, where he served multiple terms as President. He 
was responsible for several improvements and additions to Avenal, 
including house to house mail delivery in unincorporated communities, a 
lighting district in an area with no street lights, and a state prison.
  Mr. Ivans passed away just two days short of his 91st birthday on 
February 15, 2015. He touched the lives of many and will be dearly 
missed by his family, friends, and community.
  Mr. Speaker, we ask our colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join us in commemorating the life of Nicholas J. 
Ivans.

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