[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO MR. PAUL ARTHUR RZEPECKI

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 12, 2005

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, I warily rise today to reluctantly 
acknowledge Mr. Paul Arthur Rzepecki on the unexpected occurrence of 
his 40th birthday.
  A former Eagle Scout, the singular Mr. Paul Arthur Rzepecki is, 
despite carefully crafted admissions policies, a graduate of Catholic 
Central High School and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Following 
his graduation and eviction from his parents' house, Mr. Rzepecki 
surprised everyone, most notably himself, by acquiring gainful 
employment, which has inexplicably continued through this very day.
  On a personal level, after standing up in my wedding--at least 
through the ceremony--Mr. Paul Arthur Rzepecki entered his own blessed 
union with his beloved Chari, who we hope is, in turn, blessed for her 
noble suffering; and the couple has two beautiful, delightful 
daughters, Emily and Kristin, who take after their mother. In addition 
to acting as a husband and a father, Mr. Paul Arthur Rzepecki is also 
an enthusiast of minimalist painting, dead languages, blood sports, and 
Anheuser-Busch. He also maintains an assiduous physical regimen of 
watching others exercise.
  Mr. Speaker, over the past 40 years of his presence amongst the less 
fortunate, Mr. Paul Arthur Rzepecki has a long list of accomplishments, 
which escape me at present, save for the ineluctable fact he introduced 
me to my wife Rita, who has yet to forgive him this sin. Yet, as 
America is a compassionate country, let us lose the past; hope for the 
best; and extend Mr. Paul Arthur Rzepecki our urgent hope his best 
years rest ahead.

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