[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNITION OF CHESTER CONNAWAY

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 2003

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize 
Chester Connaway of Jefferson County, Illinois. Chet was recently 
inducted into the Senior Saints Hall of Fame of Jefferson County.
  Chet received this honor for his lifelong service to others. Upon his 
graduation from Mt. Vernon Township High School he joined the Army. He 
then served 40 years in the Illinois Army National Guard. He now is the 
district director for Veterans Affairs Southern Division where he works 
to secure benefits for deserving veterans. Chet also is a member of the 
Field Grade School Board of Education and he served twenty years as 
treasurer of Wesley United Methodist Church. Chet and his wife Barbara 
have been married 50 years and have raised three daughters.
  I want to congratulate and thank Chet for all he has done and will 
continue to do for the people in his community. He is a saint to all 
who know him and is deserving of this prestigious honor.

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