[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF ROBERT J. JOYCE, THE GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS 
                     OF ST. PATRICK MAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2022

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, today I honor Robert J. Joyce who will 
be named the Man of the Year by the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of 
St. Patrick at their annual gathering on March 17, 2022.
  Bob, a lifelong resident of Avoca, Pennsylvania, is the son of the 
late Robert and Eleanor Burns Joyce. He graduated from Pittston Area 
High School before attending the Pennsylvania State University's Smeal 
College of Business where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree. He 
then studied finance at the graduate level at the University of 
Scranton's Kania School of Management. He is a graduate of the Stonier 
Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware and Leadership 
Wilkes-Barre.
  Bob has had a successful career in the finance and insurance 
industries. He served as the Vice President of Finance at the Eastern 
Bank, N.A. in Wilkes-Barre, and he is currently a Vice President of the 
Plateau Group, Inc., an insurance holding company. He is responsible 
for managing, marketing, and distribution of specialty insurance lines 
for lenders throughout New England and the Mid Atlantic. He held 
similar roles at AIG American General and USLIFE Corporation. Bob 
shares his expertise in the industry by serving on the board of 
directors for the Pennsylvania Financial Services Association and as a 
member of the Independent Community Bankers Association of America and 
the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers.
  In addition to his professional pursuits, Bob is an active community 
volunteer. He is a member of Queen of the Apostles Parish where he 
serves on the Finance Council. He is a Trustee and Third-Degree member 
of the Knights of Columbus Cardinal John J. O'Connor Council 12967 in 
Avoca. He has volunteered as a youth sports coach for the Avoca-Dupont 
Little League and managed the Avoca-Dupont-Pittston Teener League Team. 
He was a co-founder of the Our Lady of Peace-Holy Cross Junior High 
School Baseball Team. He is a longtime member of and former basketball 
coach for the Avoca Jolly Boys Association. Bob is also a proud member 
of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and served as 
Toastmaster for the 90th annual gathering in 2004.
  Bob is married to Noreen Nixon Joyce, and they have two children, 
Bobby, a Philadelphia-based accountant, and Bridgeen, a graduate 
student at Georgetown University.
  I am honored to join the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. 
Patrick in recognizing Bob as the 2022 Man of the Year. He has built a 
successful career in finance while continuing to honor his Avoca roots 
by tirelessly giving back to and supporting his community. May he 
continue to find professional success and satisfaction in community-
based endeavors. I wish him the best this St. Patrick's Day.

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