[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E620-E621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING PATTY AND IAN CARLIS

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 17, 2019

  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, I am honored to rise today in recognition 
of my friends Patty and Ian Carlis, who have been selected as the 
honorees of Congregation Keneseth Israel's annual Gala.
  Patty and Ian Carlis have been active and engaged members of their 
community, helping to leave a lasting impact for the people of Lehigh 
County, Pennsylvania, and beyond. Moved by the historic atrocities of 
the Holocaust and the need for greater awareness, Patty used the 
performing arts to educate her community's young people. Through shows 
like ``The Library'' and other works, Patty played an instrumental role 
in inspiring the annual Youth and Prejudice Conference, paving the way 
for a more sophisticated and meaningful understanding of the Holocaust 
for middle and high-school students.
  Ian Carlis served as a dentist at Bethlehem Smiles, going on to 
become the President of the dental staff of Lehigh Valley Hospital,

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where he was a clinical educator for the Hospital and a member of the 
Continuing Dental Education Committee. Ian has graciously served both 
the profession and the community which he values so greatly.
  To take their service even further, the Carlises went on to create 
the Ian and Patty Carlis Fund, a donor-advised fund which provides an 
array of grants to various organizations in greater Lehigh Valley.
  As a Lehigh Valley native myself, I congratulate them on this well-
deserved honor and thank them for their continued leadership in their 
community. May they go from strength to strength.

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