[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     HONORING JONELLE SUZANNE GARO

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 21, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jonelle Suzanne 
Garo, recently ordained Associate Pastor for Christian Education at 
California's Oldest Armenian Church.
  The Presbytery of San Joaquin also ordained Jonelle Suzanne Garo, 
M.Div. as a Minister of the World and Sacraments on Sunday, June 13.
  A native of Fresno, Garo received her early education at Carroll 
Baird Elementary School, Tenaya Middle School, and Bullard High School, 
where she lettered in varsity soccer and softball. She matriculated at 
California State University, Fresno for 2 years, reported for the 
Armenian Studies Newspaper, and played on the CSUF Women's Club Soccer 
Team.
  In 1990, Garo transferred to Westmont College in Santa Barbara and 
earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology 2 years later. She worked 
here way through undergraduate school as a nanny for actress Jane 
Seymour, construction worker, retail associate sales, and food service/
catering assistant, among other things.
  In 1994, Garo was admitted to Princeton Theological Seminary, the 
oldest Presbyterian graduate school in America. During her course of 
study, Garo was a member of the Theological Students Fellowship and 
cochaired the Charles Hodge Society and Friday Night Fellowship. She 
served as a ministry intern at the Armenian Martyrs Congregational 
Church of Havertown, Pennsylvania and as a chaplain at the University 
of Pennsylvania and as a chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania 
Medical Center.
  Garo conducted youth ministries in New England and Canada under the 
auspices of the Armenian Evangelical Union of North America. She also 
engaged in missions work in the inner city of Newark and in the 
Republics of Mexico and Armenia. Upon her graduation in 1997, Garo 
undertook a 1-year Christian Education internship/practicum at her 
childhood church, the First Armenian Presbyterian Church of Fresno.
  Garo is the daughter of Philip and Elaine (Karabian) Garo of Fresno, 
married Kalem Kazarian of Fowler, CA, on July 24, 1999.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Jonelle Suzanne Garo Kazarian for her 
accomplishments as an ordained associate pastor for Christian Education 
in the oldest Armenian church. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Ms. Garo many more years of continued success.

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