[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ELY BLAISDELL

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Ely Blaisdell of South Fork, Pennsylvania. Ely has accepted a fully 
qualified appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in New York.
  Ely is a senior at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. He has two 
siblings, Eban and Margaret. He is the son of Michael and Karen 
Blaisdell. He is the grandson of the late Herbert and Carolyn Kessler 
and Eva Stahr-Kessler, all of Johnstown; and Margaret and the late Mark 
Blaisdell of Wilmore, Pennsylvania.
  Ely is following in the footsteps of two of his uncles, Dan Kessler 
and Paul Kessler, who graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 
in 1979 and 1975, respectively.
  Madam Speaker, Ely Blaisdell is a dedicated member of his community. 
His passion for service and his commitment to his education will serve 
him well as he heads to Kings Point, New York.
  Good luck to him as he enters this next chapter of his life, and I 
thank him for his service to our country.

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