[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17209-17210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     IN HONOR OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GEORGE E. FEDOR MANOR

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2003

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
the founding members, current administrators and residents of the 
George E. Fedor Manor of Lakewood, Ohio, as they celebrate their 20th 
Anniversary.
  In 1979, Father Richard Ondreyka, Pastor of SS. Cyril and Methodius 
Catholic Church, attorney George E. Fedor and local businessman Peter 
Shimrak brought together their personal and professional experience to 
form SS.

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C. & M. Haven, Inc., with the goal of constructing an apartment 
community for low-income senior citizens.
  In May of 1983, Fedor Manor--a not-for-profit facility--opened its 
doors to welcome its first residents. For twenty years, the 145-unit 
structure has served as a place of comfort and care for our most 
treasured citizens--our elderly. Fedor Manor offers an array of social 
services focused on the emotional, social and physical well-being of 
every resident.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of the Twentieth Anniversary of the George E. Fedor Manor. The founding 
members and their mission have created a structure well beyond mere 
bricks and steel--they've raised this building as a haven of comfort 
and peace--and a place where hundreds of seniors along Madison Avenue 
call ``home''. The collective commitment of staff and residents, woven 
with the mission of the founding members, has remained constant for two 
decades: To provide a secure and warm life setting for the seniors of 
our community. ``Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In 
small places, close to home.''--Eleanor Roosevelt.

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