[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16528]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PAYING TRIBUTE TO SAM AND LOIS RUVOLO

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my dear friends Sam 
and Lois Ruvolo as they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.
  Sam and Lois met in Cleveland, Ohio, the city they were both born and 
raised. After a chance meeting at the local community center, where 
Lois was a secretary, they were married six months later at the Holy 
Name Church on August 11, 1956.
  After serving in the United States Army from 1950-1952, Sam taught 
school and coached football at the high school, college, and pro levels 
for 32 years. In 1988, Sam and Lois both decided to retire. They sold 
their residence in California and traveled the United States, Canada, 
and Mexico in their motor home, finally settling in Henderson, Nevada 
in 1991 at the insistence of Sam's brother Pat.
  Sam is active with the Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion, 
serving as Commander of Post 40 in Henderson, State Commander of 
Nevada, and most recently as the Alternate National Executive Committee 
member. He has also been reappointed to serve on the Governor's 
Committee of the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery.
  Lois is active with the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, 
volunteers at the St. Viator Church, and is an auxiliary member of the 
American Legion's Unit 40.
  Of all their accomplishments, Sam and Lois are most proud of their 
four children, Margaret Mary Janshen, Joseph Robert, Thomas Joseph, and 
John Salvatore. They also love and enjoy their seven grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize two wonderful people who I 
have known for many years on their coming wedding anniversary and also 
for their service to the community of Southern Nevada. I wish them many 
more joyful years of marriage.

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