[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E270-E271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CELEBRATING ELIZABETH AND CHARLES J. MAJIKES, SR. 70TH WEDDING 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 31, 2025

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate the 
70th wedding anniversary of a beloved couple. I ask you to join me in 
honoring Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Majikesa, Sr., of Ashley, 
Pennsylvania, as they celebrate this important milestone.
  The couple was married in St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Creek 
Catholic Church in Wilkes-Barre by the late Very Rev. Gregory Szeyko on 
Feb. 19, 1955. Mrs. Majtkes is the former Elizabeth ``Betty'' Chmil, 
daughter of the late Mary (Gulick) and John Chmil. Mr. Majikes is the 
son of the late Theresa (Hughes) and John Majikes. The Majikes's are 
the parents of four sons, Charles J. Jr. and his wife, Mary, 
Larksville; Paul, Sr. and his wife, Ann, Hanover Township; John and his 
wife, Kim, Apex, North Carolina, and Matthew, Sr., and his wife, Linda, 
Richmond, Virginia.
  They are proud grandparents of Kristen and her husband, Adam Scali, 
Hanover Township; Jacob, Gaithersburg, Maryland; Alison and her husband 
Bryan Riviello, Old Forge; Charles J. III, and his wife Kylee, Ashley; 
Keri and her husband Nick Carnes, Durham, North Carolina; Paul, Jr. and 
his wife, Alyson Klush, Richmond, Virginia; Mark and his wife Adele, 
Larksville; Matthew, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, and Daniel, Richmond, 
Virginia. Also, great-grandchildren Charles IV, Jack, Charlotte, Alex, 
Joe and Preston.
  Mrs. Majikes is retired after working in the shoe industry and as a 
waitress in local restaurants. Mr. Majikes, a USMC Korean War Purple 
Heart Veteran, was employed at Eberhard Faber in Mountain Top for more 
than 30 years and continued employment at Wyoming Valley Health Care 
Systems until his retirement at age 78. To mark their 70th wedding 
anniversary, blessings were given to the couple by the Rev. Michael 
Lepa, their nephew the Rev. John Chmil, and the Rev. Vincent Dang.
  Family is their mantra. Their marriage is a role model to their 
family as their boys and family's 11 marriages total over 250 years 
married together, and they have helped to build a wonderful family with 
31 lives celebrating over 1,000 years. Now that's a Wonderful Life. A 
family dinner party was held in their honor at Patte's Sports Bar in 
Wilkes-Barre and was hosted by their family.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to recognize the Majikes family on 
this momentous occasion. May they continue to find joy to one another 
as they inspire generations to come.

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