[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17330]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNITION OF RAYMOND C. BORGIA OF THE GLENWOOD SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND 
                                 GIRLS

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                          HON. MELISSA L. BEAN

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2006

  Ms. BEAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and thank Raymond 
C. Borgia for his exemplary service at the Glenwood School for Boys and 
Girls located in Glenwood, IL.
  A student himself at Glenwood from 1938 to 1949, Mr. Borgia excelled 
as a student leader serving as a battalion commander from 1947 through 
1949. Mr. Borgia was awarded an officer's saber in 1947 and awarded the 
prestigious Glenwood Schools' Wilfred Sykes Award in 1949.
  After attending Northern Illinois University in 1949 to 1950, Mr. 
Borgia served as a combat infantryman in the Korean war from 1950 to 
1953. To honor his heroic service to our country, he was awarded the 
Bronze Star and Purple Heart. After leaving active duty in 1953, Mr. 
Borgia went on to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves for 17 years.
  Upon his return to Illinois, Mr. Borgia enrolled at the Chicago 
Technical College where he obtained a degree in industrial engineering 
in 1955.
  In January 1957, he began as an instructor at the Glenwood School for 
Boys and Girls. During his distinguished career at Glenwood, Mr. Borgia 
served as a camp director, military instructor, football coach, 
baseball coach, dean and vice president of the school. Over the last 
half century, Mr. Borgia has committed his life to being a mentor and 
role model to generations of young men and women.
  On December 31, 2006, Raymond Borgia will retire after 50 years of 
service at the Glenwood School for Boys and Girls. To commemorate his 
many contributions to Glenwood, the school named a military award as 
well as the dining hall at Glenwood's Wisconsin camp after Mr. Borgia.
  He celebrates his retirement with his wife of 45 years, Manuela, his 
three sons and their wives, six grandchildren and generations of 
Glenwood students and friends. Although Mr. Borgia is leaving Glenwood 
School for Boys and Girls, his impact on the thousands of students he 
has instructed will last for many years to come.

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