[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO RICHARD AND LORETTA VEADER

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 4, 2008

  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Richard and 
Loretta Veader of Seekonk, Massachusetts, on the occasion of their 50th 
wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Veader's life together exemplifies 
the finest qualities of the institution of marriage, and I applaud 
their commitment to their family, their faith, their community and to 
each other.
  Richard and Loretta were married on June 7, 1958 in Swansea, 
Massachusetts. The young couple soon established their roots in 
Seekonk, with the purchase of their first home. As they settled into 
their new community, they were blessed to welcome three beautiful 
daughters: Lou-Anne, Pamela and Kimberly.
  Despite the demands of a young family, Richard and Loretta always 
found time to give themselves to their church and to their community. 
Over the years, as their beloved church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 
underwent structural transitions, Richard and Loretta served as two of 
the church's first Eucharistic ministers and, to this day, continue to 
honor their weekly commitment to the Adoration. Together, they have 
also been dedicated members of the Saint Vincent DePaul Society. For 
more than 40 years, Richard has actively been involved with the Knights 
of Columbus, and from 1983-84 he was honored to hold one of the highest 
positions of distinction as Grand Knight.
  Richard and Loretta's friendly faces are a welcome sight throughout 
the tight-knit community of Seekonk. Their contributions to their 
hometown are invaluable and serve as examples to us all of how to make 
our world a better place. Both Richard and Loretta have spent countless 
hours working in the Seekonk Public Schools. Richard worked in various 
custodial positions at both the Pleasant Street School and the George 
C. Martin School while Loretta worked as a kindergarten teacher's aide 
at the Anne C. Greene School. Over the years, Loretta has also become a 
familiar face in the Seekonk Town Assessor's office and now, even after 
her retirement, continues to work part-time in the office of the 
Veterans' Agent. Along the way, Richard and Loretta have made many 
lasting and loving friendships, always keeping their family close at 
hand.
  Richard and Loretta's life together truly has been an inspiration to 
all who have had the pleasure to be in their company, especially their 
3 daughters and their beloved grandchildren, Amy Lynn, Robert, 
Michaela, Joshua, Brittanie and Chase. On June 7, Richard and Loretta's 
family and friends will gather together in celebration to honor this 
tremendous milestone in their remarkable life together.
  Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I humbly ask that the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating 
Richard and Loretta Veader on the occasion of their 50th wedding 
anniversary and wish them many more years of continued happiness and 
prosperity.

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