[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 158 (Monday, September 14, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF ATTORNEY ALLAN M. KLUGER ON HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE 
                            TO THE COMMUNITY

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 14, 2020

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize attorney 
Allan M. Kluger, whose career was celebrated by the Friedman Jewish 
Community Center at their first annual Tribute Gala on Sunday, 
September 13, 2020.
  A native of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Allan graduated from Wyoming 
Seminary Preparatory School in 1945. After receiving his undergraduate 
degree in 1949 from Amherst College in Massachusetts, he attended law 
school at the University of Pennsylvania.
  In 1952, Allan began his legal career with the firm Hourigan, Kluger, 
and Quinn, specializing in business law, estate planning and 
administration, wills, trusts, and real estate law. During his near 
seven-decade career, he established himself as a leading attorney in 
the region and rose through the ranks to president and senior member of 
Hourigan, Kluger, and Quinn. Allan is a member of the Luzerne County 
and American Bar Associations and was appointed by the governor to 
serve on the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission from 1991 to 1998. In 
recognition of his skill and commitment to the field, he was named a 
Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in 2004 and 2005.
  In addition to his professional pursuits, Allan is dedicated to 
giving back to his community. He has served on the boards of and in 
leadership positions for over 25 organizations, including the Jewish 
Community Center, the Luzerne County Bar Association, and the F.M. 
Kirby Center for Performing Arts. He is currently a Trustee Emeritus of 
King's College, Director Emeritus of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber 
of Business and Industry, Director and Secretary of Luzerne Foundation/
Founding Board, and Director of Luzerne Products, Inc.
  Allan has been lauded for his service to others. In addition to being 
recognized by the Friedman Jewish Community Center, he has received the 
Mary Bevevino Community Service Award; the Father James Lackenmier, 
C.S.C. Award for Achievement and Leadership; the B'nai B'rith 
Outstanding Citizen Award; the First Annual Ethics Award from the 
Ethics Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvania; the Wyoming Seminary 
Distinguished Service Award; the President's Award from the Luzerne 
County Bar Association; the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award; the 
Lifetime Achievement in Philanthropy Award with his wife, Sue from the 
Greater Pocono Northeast Chapter of the National Society of Fundraising 
Executives; the Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service 
Award; the Pillar of the Community Award from Temple Israel; and the 
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizen Award.
  It is an honor to recognize a true community leader and former 
colleague in the legal profession. Allan's career and life have been 
marked by integrity and a willingness to go the extra mile for his 
community, and I wish him many more years of health and happiness 
ahead.

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