[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1115]
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 CROATIAN SONS LODGE NUMBER 170 GOLDEN MEMBER BANQUET ON SEPTEMBER 15, 
                                  2019

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 10, 2019

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is my distinct honor to congratulate 
the Croatian Sons Lodge Number 170 of the Croatian Fraternal Union on 
the festive occasion of its Golden Member banquet, which will take 
place on Sunday, September 15, 2019.
   The Croatian Fraternal Union will hold its biennial gala at the 
Croatian Center in Merrillville, Indiana. Traditionally, the 
celebration entails a formal recognition of the Union's Golden Members, 
those who have achieved at least fifty years of membership. This year's 
honorees who have attained golden membership include the following 
individuals: Leslie G. Aulie, Valentine W. Bahun II, Edmund Bartowski, 
David Charles Batusic, Shirley Marie Blaney, Magdalene Douchette, 
Marlene B. Dravet, Richard Wayne Falatic, Corrine L. Fandrei, Michael 
W. Farrenkopf, Barbara Ann Glutting, Cheryl L. Gognski, George J. 
Haralovich, Peter P. Haralovich, Margaret Ispas-Hennessey, Katica 
Kirincic, Stjepan Kirincic, Andrew A. Klobuchar, Suzanne Kolodzeij, 
Donald Kometz, Linda Kronberg, Carol Elaine Licari, Ana Listar, Gregory 
Livovich, Doris J. Loggins, Nicholas Scott Malich, Harold A. Mathews, 
Charles W. Mauder, Donna Lynn Mauder, Gerald Michael Medved, Susan 
Irene Meges, Yvonne M. Miller, Frank Joseph Mosca Jr., Mildred Preiboy, 
Barbara A. Saunders, Jeffrey Jon Sikora, Richard Allen Stiak, Nicholas 
S. Svetich, Tina Svetich, Vladimir Tadej, Joseph George Tropsich, 
Gerald Joseph Unmisig, and Barbara J. Zurawski.
   Madam Speaker, I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to 
join me in commending Lodge President John Miksich and all members of 
the Croatian Fraternal Union, Lodge Number 170, for their loyalty and 
radiant display of passion for their ethnicity. The Croatian community 
has played a key role in enriching the quality of life and culture of 
Northwest Indiana. It is my hope that this year will bring renewed 
prosperity for all members of the Croatian community and their 
families.

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