[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 51-52]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   IN HONOR OF JOSEPH A. STEWART, SR.

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 24, 2000

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Joseph 
A. Stewart, Sr. for his many years of service and countless 
contributions to the community.
  As a longtime friend who enriched the life of everyone around him, 
Joseph was a friendly, outgoing gentle man who always had something 
nice to say to everyone. He enriched the life of everyone he touched, 
including mine.
  Joseph Stewart, Sr. was born in Cleveland's Slavic village where he 
went on to graduate from St. Stanislaus Elementary School and attended 
Cathedral Latin School until he moved to New Milford, in Portage 
County. In 1935, he graduated from high school where he was an 
outstanding athlete participating in track, basketball and football.
  Joseph's commitment to community and family was demonstrated from the 
1940's until the early 1960's, during which he operated Joseph's Meat 
Market on Sowinski Avenue. He and his wife Helen would often give meat 
and groceries to local customers who could not pay to make sure that 
these families had enough to eat.
  Joseph served his state and country well by joining the Ohio National 
Guard and served at Camp Perry in Port Clinton. Joseph, most recently 
serving as a budget analysts in Cleveland's Finance Department from the 
1970's until he retired in 1985, lived a full, rich life of public 
service in the Cleveland area. He previously was employed at E.F. 
Hauserman Company as a payroll manager. There he became a founding 
member and officer of the credit union.

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  Joseph A. Stewart was a unique ray of sunshine at Cleveland City Hall 
when I had an opportunity to work with him as Mayor. He leaves behind a 
daughter, two sons, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a 
brother. He will be greatly missed.

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