[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF RON FARADAY, 2017 SUNDAY DISPATCH PERSON OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2017

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ron Faraday, who 
will be honored April 18 as the Greater Pittston Person of the Year. 
Ron is the president of the Greater Pittston Historical Society. Ron's 
work with the Greater Pittston Historical Society has helped revitalize 
the organization's involvement in the community.
  The Greater Pittston Historical Society was founded in 2000 as a 
repository organization so that members of the community could gather, 
donate, and preserve items of local history. Ron joined the 
organization in 2012. After an increase of membership and 
reorganization in 2013, Ron was elected president of the Society. It is 
headquartered at the Pittston Memorial Library and has 85 active 
members. The members diligently work to collect memorabilia and 
digitize newspapers, photographs, and other historical records. Under 
Ron's leadership, the Greater Pittston Historical Society has partnered 
with Misericordia University to provide internships to students. The 
students have helped with the Society's website design, research, and 
archiving materials. Ron was also instrumental in pushing for the 
documentary film ``Our Town: Pittston'' which was released on February 
23, 2017 by WVIA-TV.
  It is an honor to recognize Ron for all the great work he has done 
with the Greater Pittston Historical Society. I congratulate him being 
named the Sunday Dispatch Person of the Year.

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