[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23649-23650]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING DAVID SCHWAGER, AS HE IS HONORED UPON COMPLETION OF HIS 
                   TERM AS PRESIDENT OF TEMPLE ISRAEL

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to my good 
friend David Schwager as he is honored upon the completion of his term 
as president of Temple Israel in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
  David is a partner in the law firm of Chariton and Schwager. He is 
the past president of the Luzerne County Bar Association Young Lawyers 
Division and a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of 
Delegates. He chairs the Association's Statutory Law Committee. He is a 
past vice-chairman of the Business Law and Real Property Law Sections 
of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. A past 
Assistant District Attorney, David is treasurer of the Middle District 
Bankruptcy Bar Association. David also serves as solicitor to District 
16 Little League and The Music Box Players.
  David graduated from Lafayette College in 1984 and received his J.D. 
from the Dickinson School of Law in 1988. David is married to the 
former Laurie Mersay, assistant vice president of First National 
Community Bank. They have two children, Max and Melissa.
  Among his many civic activities, David serves as vice president of 
the JCC, vice president of the American Cancer Society Wyoming Valley 
Unit, vice president of the S.J. Strauss Lodge of B'nai B'rith Housing 
Foundation and secretary of the UHI School Board. A past president of 
the Wyoming Seminary Alumni Association and a past president of B'nai 
B'rith Lodge No. 139, David serves on the Wyoming Valley Sanitary 
Authority, a past director and officer of Jewish Family Service, and a 
past director of Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre. David serves as a 
class fund manager and alumni admissions representative for Lafayette 
College.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege and honor to represent a man who is so 
dedicated to serving his community. I ask that my colleagues pay 
tribute to David Schwager as he receives this well-deserved honor.

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