[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 172 (Friday, October 1, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING BILL McCARTHY, 2021 CENTRAL OHIO SENIOR CITIZENS HALL OF FAME 
                                INDUCTEE

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 30, 2021

  Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging will 
host its 45th annual Central Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame 
induction ceremony on October 6 in Columbus. I am honored to commend to 
the House one of this year's inductees: William McCarthy of Marysville.
  Bill is a mainstay of the Marysville community. He started working at 
Wolgamot's Drug Store in 1949, the same year he graduated from 
Marysville High School. He then earned his pharmacy degree from Ohio 
Northern University, after which he purchased a share in Wolgamot's. In 
1971, after buying out the last of his partners, he renamed it McCarthy 
Pharmacy. McCarthy Pharmacy was a downtown Marysville landmark for many 
years, famous for its five-cent coffee.
  Bill met his wife, Ruth, in 1949 while working at the pharmacy. They 
shared 63 years of marriage until her passing in 2016. They were long-
time members of Trinity Lutheran Church and committed delivery drivers 
for Meals on Wheels programs in Marysville and Plain City. Bill 
continues to serve Marysville in many ways, including as a member of 
the G.L. Kingsmore Scholarship Committee. He is proud to be a 33rd 
degree Mason.
  Madam Speaker, selection for the Central Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of 
Fame is a high honor accorded to seniors who have devoted their lives 
to serving others. I am pleased to join in the accolades for Bill 
McCarthy on his induction and thank the Central Ohio Area Agency on 
Aging for recognizing his many sacrifices--and those of all of this 
year's inductees.

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