[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5108]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MR. EVAN HANKIN

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2003

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Evan Hankin 
on the celebration. of his 60th birthday. A resident of Newton, 
Massachusetts, Mr. Hankin will celebrate this milestone on March 17, 
2003.
  The son of Toby and Sidney Hankin and a native of Buffalo, New York, 
Mr. Hankin received his undergraduate degree from The University of 
Buffalo and followed up his undergraduate degree by pursuing and 
receiving a Masters of Business Administration from Boston College. The 
husband of Barbara Hankin for 34 years and the father of Markos and 
Stefan Hankin, he is an active member of the art and cultural 
communities in Massachusetts.
  In addition to being a loving husband and father, Mr. Hankin is also 
the President of Hankin Construction Company, based in Woburn, 
Massachusetts. For many years, Hankin Construction built new schools in 
many towns and cities across Massachusetts, as well as providing the 
restoration of some of the Commonwealth's great historical landmarks. A 
union contractor, Mr. Hankin has made a commitment to ensuring that his 
employees are happy and the job is done right.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in wishing Mr. Evan 
Hankin a happy 60th birthday.

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