[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 615]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF JANET SARINGER

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 5, 2002

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a truly 
remarkable woman, one who genuinely exemplifies what it means to be a 
respected civil servant and community activist.
  Janet Saringer has dedicated her life to public service and to the 
North Olmsted community. She has actively participated in public 
service since 1971 when she was elected to city Council Ward 2. She has 
served as ward Councilwoman, council member-at-large, and president of 
council pro-tem. For the past 8 years she has served as President of 
the Council chairing and serving on seven committees of Council. She 
will be truly missed as she begins her retirement after 25 years of 
devoted service as Department Head of the Cuyahoga County Recorders 
Office.
  Janet has volunteered her time in the community and touched the lives 
of many people in the area. As a graduate of St. Augustine Academy, she 
has served as the alumnae association president. She also acted as 
president of the Greater Cleveland Suburban Council and the Stoneybrook 
Women's Club. She has been active on the North Olmsted Community 
Council as well as the North Olmsted Democratic Club and the Cuyahoga 
County Democratic Executive Committee. Her involvement has also 
benefited the Irish American community as a member of the West Side IA 
Club, IPAC and the IACREOT.
  Janet continues to live a fulfilling and active life. Janet has been 
a committed wife who was recently widowed after 35 years of marriage to 
Robert N. Saringer, a Cleveland Police Officer. She has also been a 
wonderful mother of five children, Jack, Debbie, Janet, Bob and Bill. 
She is a grandmother to 12 children and a great grandmother to three 
children with one on the way. Janet is loved by her family and the many 
lives in her community that she has touched.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in honoring Janet Saringer, an 
extraordinary woman and devoted civil servant.

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