[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 167 (Thursday, October 12, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING MAYOR JOSEPH THALLEMER'S SERVICE TO WARSAW, INDIANA

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                          HON. RUDY YAKYM III

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 12, 2023

  Mr. YAKYM. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, I am proud to recognize and 
congratulate Mayor Joseph Thallemer, who is completing his tenure of 
dedicated service to Warsaw. Indiana at the end of this year.
  Currently serving in his third term as Mayor. Joe Thallemer has long 
advocated solutions that make Warsaw a better place to live, work, and 
raise a family, and that maintain and build on Warsaw's status as the 
Medical Device and Orthopedic Capital of the World.
  Prior to becoming Mayor. Joe Thallemer also served on the City 
Council and the Warsaw Plan Commission, meaning his record of 
faithfully serving Warsaw runs nearly three decades deep.
  Beyond City Hall, many Hoosiers know Joe through his Optometry 
practice that he established in Warsaw in 1980.
  Outside of his medical practice and elected office, Joe has also 
given back to the community he and his wife Jill call home by serving 
on the local YMCA board as well as in church and school activities with 
Jill and their four children.
  As he prepares to step down as Mayor, spend more time with his 
family, and write the next chapter of his life, I am proud to 
congratulate Joe Thallemer on a distinguished career and a job well 
done. The Warsaw community is unquestionably better off thanks to this 
good man with a servant's heart.
  I join Hoosiers throughout Indiana's Second Congressional District in 
expressing our gratitude to Mayor Thallemer for his service and in 
wishing him and his wonderful family nothing but the very best going 
forward.

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