[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM ``BILL'' JOHN LYDEN

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2016

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
William ``Bill'' John Lyden, 86, who passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 
2016, at the Salem Regional Medical Center.
   Bill was born on Oct. 16, 1929, in Youngstown, Ohio. The son of the 
late William E. and Margaret Kane Lyden, Bill was a member of St. Jude 
Catholic Church in Columbiana and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, 
having served during the Korean War. He was a member of the Benjamin 
Firestone Post No. 290, American Legion and the Salem Elks No. 305. He 
began his career as a journeyman electrician LU 64 IBEW in 1954, and 
worked his way up to business manager by 1967. During this time, Bill 
also served as president of the Western Reserve Building Council from 
1972 until his retirement in 1992. While working, he served his 
community by holding a position as trustee from 1975 to 1989 with 
Youngstown State University. He was an avid YSU fan and was proud to 
have served as chairman of the board from 1977 to 1978.
   Bill enjoyed golfing and wintering in Florida. Mostly, he just 
enjoyed life. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Howells Lyden, whom 
he married on April 5, 1986; two daughters, Deborah Caracozza of 
Struthers and Kathleen Lyden of Sarasota, Fla.; a son, Terrence (Tina) 
Lyden of Dublin, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Jennifer (Robert) Turner of 
Milford; a stepson, Robert (Patience) Gow of Frisco, Texas; and three 
brothers, John (Margaret) Lyden of Poland, Dennis (Norma) Lyden of 
Boardman, and Edward (Joyce Ramsey) Lyden of Boardman. Also surviving 
is Bill's former wife, Virginia Milisky Lyden of Poland; five 
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and six stepgrandchildren. He 
was preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Lyden in 1990.
   Losses like these are never easy, but we can all take solace in the 
fact that Pat led a long and fulfilling life. He will live on in the 
memory of his beautiful family.

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