[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF TONY AND MURIEL MANSOUR

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 26, 2002

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two dear friends, Tony 
and Muriel Mansour, who will join with family and friends this 
Saturday, June 29th to celebrate their fifty years of marriage. My 
wife, Gayle, and I want to add our congratulations to Tony and Muriel 
on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
  I have known the Mansour family since I was growing up on the east 
side of Flint, Michigan. The Mansour's lived one street over from the 
Kildee's, and the Mansour and Kildee children played together.
  Mr. Speaker, both Tony and Muriel have been active members of our 
community in the City of Flint and Genesee County for many years. Tony 
was a distinguished attorney for many years before being elected 
Genesee County Circuit Judge in 1968. He served with great distinction 
until he retired from the bench. In addition to resuming his successful 
law practice, Tony has been active in the Flint Rotary Club, being 
elected Club President in 1996. Tony is a past President of the Men's 
Club at Flint Holy Rosary Catholic Church and of the Knights of 
Columbus in Davison, Michigan. Tony has also been a leader in Flint's 
large and diverse Arab-American community, helping to found the Arab-
American Heritage Council.
  Muriel has been active in her own right. She has served as president 
of Heartbeat of Flint, as well as president of the Flint chapter of the 
American Business Women's Association. Muriel has also served on 
numerous community organization boards including the Children's Museum 
of Flint, the Catholic Social Services, the Genesee County Bar 
Auxiliary, the Flint Osteopathic Hospital Auxiliary, and Allegro (the 
volunteers for the Flint Institute of Music). For the past eight years, 
Muriel has worked as a volunteer at the Genesee-Lapeer Chapter of the 
Red Cross.
  Mr. Speaker, the City of Flint and Genesee County is a much better 
place in which to live due to the efforts of Tony and Muriel Mansour. 
Gayle and I value them as dear friends and wish them well on the 
occasion of their golden wedding anniversary.

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