[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17391]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING MR. AND MRS. MATTHEW AND DIANE DUNASKISS ON THEIR 30TH 
                          WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2008

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew and Diane Dunaskiss upon their 30th wedding 
anniversary.
  The couple first met in the Lake Orion School District, where they 
still reside today. Diane Tench had always wanted to be a teacher, and 
after graduating from Wayne State University, she became an elementary 
teacher at Pine Tree Elementary in Lake Orion, Michigan. Her loyalty 
and commitment to the school grew in the year 2000, as she became 
principal. Diane Dunaskiss was elected state-wide and is serving her 
second term on the Wayne State Board of Governors. Matthew Dunaskiss 
put himself through college by making buttons at local fairs and, 
later, graduated from the University of Michigan. Mr. Dunaskiss started 
his career in teaching, but life took him on another path, which led 
him into politics and small business. Matthew served at the state level 
as a State Representative and State Senator for over 20 years.
  While Matthew and Diane developed their careers, they decided to 
start a family and had three beautiful children, Jamie, Justin, and 
Jordan. Through all of their hard work, Mr. Dunaskiss still prepares 
meals he thinks his wife will enjoy, and Mrs. Dunaskiss still finds 
time to help her husband out around the house. They have raised their 
children in a loving, fun, and educational environment, and have shown 
them, through good times and bad, to support and love your spouse 
unconditionally.
  Madam Speaker, Matthew and Diane have demonstrated their enduring 
love and commitment to one another for the past thirty years. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Matthew and Diane 
Dunaskiss on their anniversary as well as their continued devotion to 
the community and our country.

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