[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 75 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 HONORING JOHN GEORGE BEZANTAKOS-BAKER

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                           HON. LOIS FRANKEL

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2015

  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate John 
George Bezantakos-Baker of Boca Raton, Florida, who turned 100 years 
young on May 10th.
  A native Washingtonian, John was born in D.C. on May 10, 1915. He has 
fond childhood memories of selling peanuts in his push cart to 
prominent figures like the 30th President of the United States Calvin 
Coolidge and then Secretary of State Herbert Hoover. In 1944, he 
received his law degree from New York University and then enlisted in 
the Army Air Corps. After being honorably discharged in 1946, John 
worked at MetLife Insurance Company until his retirement in 1976. John 
moved to Ft. Lauderdale post-retirement and became active in the South 
Florida Greek community as a lifetime member of the American Hellenic 
Education Progressive Association, the first Greek-American 
Neighborhood Commissioner for the Boy Scouts, and a trustee in his 
local Greek Orthodox Church. John was married 44 years to his late wife 
and has two children and three grandchildren.
  John is an exceptional man, and one who I am proud to represent in 
Florida's 22nd District. I know I join with his family and friends in 
celebrating this wonderful occasion. I wish him good health and 
continued success in the coming year.

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