[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16181-16182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE 70TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF ROSALYN AND MURRAY KALISH

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                           HON. ROBERT WEXLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. WEXLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 70th wedding 
anniversary of Rosalyn and Murray Kalish, a remarkable couple in my 
congressional district, whom I am proud to call my friends and who have 
been leaders and activists in our community for nearly three decades.
  Roz and Murray, who met while attending Abraham Lincoln High School 
in Brooklyn, New York, both had the same last name and

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the same birth date of February 18th. They instantly became friends, 
went to their high school prom together, and continued dating until 
their wedding on June 24, 1939. They lived in Brooklyn, New York, and 
later moved to East Meadow before relocating to Delray Beach, Florida 
in 1980, and they are blessed with two children, four grandchildren and 
four great-grandchildren.
  After moving to South Florida, Murray founded the largest Democratic 
Club of Florida, the United South County Democratic Club, which 
currently has more than 2,000 members. Together, Roz and Murray have 
worked on behalf of so many in our community to deal with a range of 
issues, and it is through their advocacy that I established my 
friendship with them. As this friendship has grown over the years, 
their guidance on the needs and concerns of my constituents has grown 
ever more invaluable.
  Madam Speaker, Roz and Murray are the true essence of community 
leaders. I know I speak not only for myself, but for my family and so 
many throughout South Florida in congratulating them on reaching this 
milestone. I wish Roz and Murray many more happy and healthy years 
together and thank them for having such an impact on my life and that 
of so many they have come to know.

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