[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8913-8914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS LOCAL 1005 OF HOBART, INDIANA

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 16, 2007

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with great pride and respect that 
I congratulate the members of Carpenters Local 1005 of Hobart, Indiana, 
who were honored at the union's 2007 Service Recognition Banquet. The 
union members of Northwest Indiana have consistently demonstrated the 
work ethic and quality craftsmanship on which the community prides 
itself. The banquet, which was held on Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the 
Avalon Manor in Hobart, Indiana, honored those members who have 
completed between 10 and 65 years of service with the union.
  Carpenters Local 1005, which received its charter on March 7, 1972, 
is one of the largest Carpenters' locals in the State of Indiana. Every 
year, Local 1005 honors its members for their years of dedicated 
service. This year's distinguished honorees included Charles Ray, who 
was honored for his 65 years of service, as well as Charles Bonner, 
William Bruce, James Donnella, Chester King, Paul Malott, Oakley 
Moench, Robert Olson, Elbe Rice, Victor Stanzione, and Robert Szentesy, 
all members who were honored for 60 years of service. Those who were 
honored for 55 years of service include: Phillis Angelo, Willard Basco, 
Earl Cooper, John Demay, Lawrence Dewes, Robert Fedorchak, George 
Garbus, Duane Hanaway, and Jozef Wozniak. For 50 years of service, the 
honorees were: Ed Cicillian, Robert Covaciu, David Dunn, Bernard Floyd, 
Wyvil Gearhart, Carrol Kelley, and Howard Scheidt. Bobby Anderson and 
J.C. Stanley were recognized for 45 years of service, while several 
members were honored for 40 years of service. These honorees included: 
Phillip Bough, James Brannock, Harry Carey, James Fields, Jerry Fox, 
Joe Gabonay, Joe Harbison, Paul Kirchenstien, Robert Odell, Jack 
Postma, James Postma, Truman

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Shelton, Richard Tallant, Robert Todd, Donald Treadway, Loren 
Underwood, and James Vickers. For their 35 years of service, Roy 
Balcerak and Richard Kleckner were honored, while the 30-year honorees 
included: Lucas Amptmeyer, Don Ayers, Wesley Birky, Gerald Blend, Larry 
Bliss, Elmer Conley, Gerald Donohue, Dale Gearhart, Greg Hanas, Thomas 
Hill, Daniel Holden, Clyde Imboden, James Jablonski, Richard Liebharth, 
Leonard Lustgarten, Charles Nannenga, Joseph Pero, Mark Robertson, Rick 
Singleton, Jerry Vanderplough, Larry Vick, and Michael Zickuhr. The 
members honored for 25 years of dedicated service were Harris Sampson, 
Charles Smith, and Bobby Thompson, while 20-year honorees included: 
Mark Berg, Jeffrey Berkman, Ronald Blaney, Michael Collins, Robert 
Cook, Brian Deutscher, Timothy Flatt, Roy Guerrero, Lawrence Hill, 
Stanley Kurczewski, Michael Lelak, David Lopez, Andrew Mitchell, 
Richard Neal, Robert Ott, Michael Pouch, Dan Prochno, John Schwartz, 
Ann Starzynski, Charles Stone, Michael Wallace, Frank Westerlund, and 
Doug Wilson. Those members honored for 15 years of service included: 
Ronald Bennett, Douglas Bohnert, Carl Depaul, Mark Derosa, Terence 
Dicken, Joel Edgington, Michael Gajewski, Dennis Glover, Christopher 
Kerulis, Roger Kikkert, Kenneth Kollasch, Steven Kopack, Michael 
Lawrence, Samuel Lazaro, Kevin Lynch, Darren Marsee, Kevin Mulroe, Joe 
Rettig, Thomas Rettig, Nicholas Saliwonczyk, Harold Sills, Patrick 
Stanley, Albert Turner, Commodore Warren, Kenneth Whitten, William 
Yuhasz, and Philip Zagone.
  Finally, members of Local 1005 honored at the banquet for 10 years of 
service included: Steve Adams, Erik Bailey, Christopher Birky, Robert 
Bleck, Scott Blue, Brian Clare, Thomas Climack, Scott Crawford, Tim 
Crepeau, Anthony Dafcik, Timothy Dekock, Joseph Emons, Joseph Evert, 
Dustin Farnum, Eddie Fowler, Nathaniel Gaska, Donald Haddix, James 
Harrison, David Jurov, Douglas Kamminga, Bryan Kowalisyn, Stanley Kush, 
Aaron Lowe, William Lynch, Jason Marcotte, David Messer, Donald Murphy, 
John Nygra, Ryan Prendergast, Greg Province, Tony Qualizza, Jason 
Samuels, Jim Sargent, Larry Scheeringa, James Schultz, Martin Shell, 
John Stoddard, Antwon Strong, Timothy Sweeney, James Taylor, Catherine 
Thoreson, and Dan Vanderwall.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you and my distinguished colleagues join me 
in congratulating these dedicated, honorable, and outstanding members 
of Carpenters Local 1005, in addition to the hard-working union men and 
women throughout the country. The countless hours of exceptional 
service the men and women of Carpenters Local 1005 have provided to 
their community deserve our admiration and respect. Their dedication 
and commitment are the epitome of the values we hold in Northwest 
Indiana, and I am proud to represent such fine men and women in 
Congress.

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