[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF EUGENE PERRIN ELEBASH, JR.

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 9, 2008

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Eugene Elebash, Jr., a veritable northwest Florida community leader who 
passed away on November 24, 2008. Mr. Elebash spent his entire life 
serving others, and I am proud to honor his life of dedication and 
service.
  Mr. Elebash was born in Pensacola, FL, in May of 1920 and made his 
home there. He graduated from Pensacola High School in 1938 and from 
the University of Florida in 1942. Upon graduating college, Mr. Elebash 
immediately joined the United States Army Air Forces where he served 
honorably until the end of World War II, achieving the rank of major. 
He then returned to Pensacola to take over the family business and 
remained ever since. Mr. Elebash married his high school sweetheart, 
Jane, his wife of 66 years.
  After returning to Pensacola, Mr. Elebash began a life of dedicated 
service to the community. Over the years. he was active in innumerable 
organizations including the Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church, the 
City Civil Service Board, the YMCA, and the West Florida Children's 
Home Society. He was a member of the Downtown Rotary Board for 61 
years. Mr. Elebash was elected to three terms as a Pensacola city 
councilman and served as the mayor of Pensacola from 1971 and 1973. His 
family continues to play an active role in the community.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the U.S. Congress, I am privileged to 
honor Mr. Eugene Elebash, Jr. for his life of public service to his 
country and to northwest Florida. Mr. Elebash will be remembered by all 
as a loving husband and father, as well as a genuine community leader 
and a true friend.

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