[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21281]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING TED AND VEE STUBAN ON THEIR 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 2009

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Mr. and 
Mrs. Ted Stuban of Berwick, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on the 
occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary that was celebrated on 
September 3.
  Throughout their remarkable lives, Ted and Vee Stuban have 
exemplified what it means to be personal and community role models.
  As lifelong residents of northeastern Pennsylvania, Ted was 
associated with the excavation business and the Pennsylvania Department 
of Transportation before starting an auction business which he and Vee 
operated for about 25 years.
  Ted was also deeply involved in his community, initially as a member 
of the Berwick Council, then as mayor of Briar Creek and, later, as a 
member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly as State Representative of 
the 109th District for eight successive terms, from 1976 to 1992.
  In his capacity as State Representative, Ted was instrumental in 
crafting legislation and serving constituents in a manner that earned 
him much respect among his colleagues in Harrisburg and among the 
thousands of citizens in his district whom he represented so well.
  Ted was also deeply involved in civic activities over the years. He 
was a member of the West End Fire Company, the Knights of Columbus, the 
Bloomsburg Elks Lodge, past president of the Columbia Montour Aging 
Board, the Columbia-Montour Visiting Nurses Association board of 
directors, the PPL Advisory Commission and Ss. Cyril and Methodius 
Ukranian Catholic Church.
  Vee Stuban is the former Charlotte Hetler, of Berwick. Formerly 
employed by the Wise Potato Chip Company in Berwick, Vee has been 
active in Democrat political circles for many years. She is a member of 
the Columbia County Democratic Women's Club and the Columbia County 
Democratic Caucus. She has also been active over the years as a 4H 
leader and as a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in 
Berwick.
  Ted and Vee are the parents of a daughter, Mrs. Joseph R., Kathy, 
Duda.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Ted and Vee Stuban on 
this very special occasion. Not only has this remarkable couple 
contributed greatly to the quality of life in their community, but they 
have also been an inspiration to their peers and to future generations 
as they illustrated, through their actions as well as their words, how 
to live lives focused on community service to others as a means of 
deriving personal happiness and contentment.

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