[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5778-5779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING JAMES F. BANNON AS HE RECEIVES THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 
          AWARD FROM THE PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 7, 2007

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Mr. James 
F. Bannon of Pittston, Pennsylvania, who has been chosen by the Greater 
Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick to receive their Lifetime 
Achievement Award.
  Mr. Bannon was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a son of the late 
Frank and Jule Gaffney Bannon. He received his early education at Holy 
Rosary School in Scranton and later graduated from Pittston High School 
in 1936.
  He served in the United States Army before becoming associated with 
Bright Construction Company where he worked for 46 years as a masonry 
foreman. He was also a member of the Bricklayers Union No. 5, 
Harrisburg.
  After retiring, he worked as a consultant for Reilly Associates.
  Mr. Bannon also served as a member of the Pittston Area School Board.
  He is a past president of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. 
Patrick and is a

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fourth degree member of the John F. Kennedy Council 372, Knights of 
Columbus, Pittston. He also served as president of the Council's Home 
Association.
  He is currently a member of the Pittston Planning Commission.
  Mr. Bannon has been married for the past 70 years to the former 
Frances Bright. They are the parents of two daughters, Ann Gallagher, 
Indiana, and Kathy Sulima, Pittston. They also have four grandsons, 
five great grandsons and two great granddaughters.
  Mr. and Mrs. Bannon are members of St. John the Evangelist Church, 
Pittston.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Bannon on the 
occasion of this honor. Mr. Bannon's lifelong service to his family, 
church and community illustrate his commitment and selflessness and 
serve as an example for others to emulate.

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