[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 805]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING BOB BURES ON BEING NAMED WESTERN SPRINGS ``MAN OF THE YEAR''

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 27, 2010

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Bob Bures on being 
named the 2009 Western Springs ``Man of the Year.'' Mr. Bures was 
selected by the Citizen of the Year Committee from nominations sent in 
by community organizations and residents. He will be honored on January 
30, 2010, at a dinner I will be attending with my wife, Judy.
  Bob Bures, a resident of Western Springs since 1975, has dedicated 
his life to the service of others. Mr. Bures worked in the Chicago 
Public School system for 30 years, and has remained a fixture in the 
community through his many involvements. He has served as executive 
director of the Retired Teachers Association of Chicago and on the 
Western Springs Village Board. He is a member of the Knights of 
Columbus, the Western Springs Masonic Lodge 1136, the Affairs Committee 
and Education Subcommittee for the Union Club of Chicago, and the 
Western Springs Business Association. Mr. Bures is also involved with 
the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation and helps 
to transition special education students into local jobs. Currently he 
is the auditor for the Czech & Slovak Genealogy Society of Illinois, 
and previously served as treasurer of the Thomas Ford Memorial Library 
Foundation. And in 2008, Mr. Bures was appointed to the Lyons Township 
Mental Health Commission.
  Previously a recipient of the City of Chicago Superior Service Award 
and the Excellence of Service Award from the Aquin Guild of the 
Archdiocese of Chicago, Bob Bures is very deservedly being honored for 
his dedication to Western Springs.
  I ask you to join me in honoring Bob Bures for his outstanding 
service to his community and his recognition as the 2009 Western 
Springs Man of the Year.

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