[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING MR. FRANK D. LINN, SR ON HIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS SANTA CLAUS

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                            HON. TIM HOLDEN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 27, 2005

  Mr. HOLDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Frank D. Linn, Sr. 
of Lower Swatara Township, Middletown, Pennsylvania as he celebrates 
fifty years of selfless and heartfelt service to the children and 
families of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania as Santa Claus.
  Mr. Linn has given of his time and effort making thousands of 
children happy as ``The Jolly Old Man with the Beard'' since 1955. 
Acting as Santa in a shopping center and at private home parties, he 
also spreads the spirit of the holidays making visits and toy 
deliveries to around seventy-five homes at Christmastime.
  A graduate of Central Dauphin High School, Mr. Linn has been employed 
with the House of Representatives, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the 
past forty-three years serving as Specialist in Intergovernmental 
Affairs to the Speaker of the House for Speaker Matthew J. Ryan and 
currently Speaker John M. Perzel. He has also devoted his time to the 
Lower Swatara Lions Club and the Middletown Area Red Cross as well as 
multiple local athletic teams, boy scouts troops, and fire companies.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to be able to recognize a man who has 
been committed to bringing joy to the people of my district for fifty 
years. I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Mr. Frank D. Linn, Sr. on fifty years of devoted service 
as our local Santa Claus and thank him for the many contributions he 
has made toward the well being of the citizens of Pennsylvania.

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