[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10275]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        TRIBUTE TO KENZAL THOMAS

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2000

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to commend young 
Kenzal Thomas, a Casey Middle School student in Mt. Vernon, IL, for his 
honesty. Recently after finding a dollar in the bathroom of a Mt. 
Vernon restaurant, Kenzal began asking everyone in the restaurant if 
they had lost the bill--including City Councilman Dave Keen.
  As a result, Councilman Keen, along with other city officials, 
honored Kenzal with a framed certificate touting his integrity.
  It is a pleasure for me to join in recognizing Kenzal. His honesty is 
a trait for which we can all be proud of and look to as an example of 
doing what is right.

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