[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 181 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING ATHANASIOS ``TOMMY'' PAPPAS

  (Mr. CAREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CAREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Athanasios Pappas, or 
as he is lovingly known to the people of Columbus as Tommy of Tommy's 
Diner in Franklinton.
  Tommy made a simple meal really feel just like a celebration. Since 
1989, his warm hospitality, larger-than-life presence, as you can see 
from this picture, made Tommy's Diner a neighborhood institution.
  Today, we honor Tommy's hard work and service to the city of Columbus 
and all of central Ohio. Our thoughts are with his wife, Kathy; his 
sons, Michael and Louie; and the entire Pappas family.

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