[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E959-E960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING PAUL LARKIN'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. DARIN LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2017

  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to honor Paul Larkin as he 
celebrates his 90th birthday on July 4, 1927.
  A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Paul enlisted in the Illinois 
National Guard following his graduation from Normal Community High

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School. He was then transferred to the U.S. Army, where he served as a 
Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Signal Corp. during the Korean War. 
Staff Sergeant Larkin, a bronze star recipient, separated from the 
service after the signing of the armistice in 1953. Upon his return 
home, Paul raised his four children alongside his wife, Helen, and 
managed the family's 160 acre farm.
  Following his decorated military career, Paul continues to serve 
others by volunteering in the Normal, Illinois community. As a man of 
faith, he served on the Epiphany Catholic Church's first school board. 
He also is an active member of The Knights of Columbus. At age 90, Paul 
still resides on the family farm and enjoys spending time with his 
twelve grandchildren and twenty-two grandchildren.
  Paul Larkin has dutifully served his nation and continues to proudly 
serve his family and community. I thank Paul for his service, and I 
hope he has a happy birthday.

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