[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING JAMES CONLON JR. AS HE IS NAMED MAN OF THE YEAR BY THE 
             GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 2005

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to James 
Conlon Jr. as he receives the Man of the Year Award from the Greater 
Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 
2005.
  Mr. Conlon is a lifelong resident of Inkerman. He is the son of the 
late James and Mary McAndrew Conlon. James graduated from Jenkins 
Township High School in 1944 and was drafted into the Army the 
following September. He served overseas with the Third Army, 90th 
Division, fighting in campaigns in Central Europe and Rhineland, 
Germany.
  In 1956, James took a position with the Wilkes-Barre Record and 
worked there until 1978, when unionized workers went on strike and 
formed The Citizens' Voice newspaper. He was a member of the board of 
directors of The Citizens' Voice and was foreman of the plate 
department until he retired in 1989.
  James has been a member of the Jenkins Township Volunteer Fire 
Department since 1948 and served as Fire Chief from 1970 through 1991. 
He also belonged to the Luzerne County Fire Chiefs Association and the 
Greater Pittston Mutual Aid.
  James is a member of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. 
Patrick, Fox Hill Country Club, Knights of Columbus JFK Council #372 as 
Fourth Degree Knight, and a lifelong member of St. Mark's Church in 
Inkerman.
  James and his wife, the former Jean McGarry, celebrated their 50th 
wedding anniversary last year. The couple has five children: James III, 
Mary Jo Pacchioni, William, Robert and Maureen Fetchko. They have seven 
grandchildren: Kathryn, James IV, Kelly, Mary Kate, William Jr., 
Michael and Megan.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating James Conlon Jr. upon 
being named Man of the Year by the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of 
St. Patrick.

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