[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICE TO OUR NATION ON THE PASSING OF MAJOR 
                    GEORGE A. PAVLICIN, USMC (RET.)

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 1, 2010

  Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Major George A. 
Pavlicin, United States Marine Corps, Retired, a World War II veteran 
and Central Florida resident, who passed away on November 23, 2010. 
Major Pavlicin spent his life serving his country and his family, and I 
am proud to take a moment to honor his lifetime of dedication and 
service.
  George Pavlicin was born and raised on Long Island, New York, the son 
of Navy veteran and Nassau County Police Officer Michael Pavlicin and 
his wife Margaret. In 1942, just after finishing high school, he signed 
up as an Aviation Cadet in the United States Naval Reserve and was 
commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He flew the F4U 
Corsair fighter from aircraft carriers in the Pacific Theater of 
Operations during World War II--while his older brother Mike was 
serving in the Navy, and his younger brother Jim was serving in the 
Army.
  In the summer of 1945, at the close of the war, he married Mary 
Elizabeth White, who survives him. During their sixty-five years of 
marriage they had six children--two of whom pre-deceased him--eleven 
grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. Two of their sons 
followed his example by serving their country in uniform, in the Air 
Force and the Marine Corps.
  Major Pavlicin served on active duty for more than twenty years, 
including service during the Korean Conflict. During his long and 
honorable service, which was in keeping with the highest traditions of 
the Marine Corps, he was stationed in China, Japan, Korea, the 
Philippines and on Okinawa. He retired from active service in 1963 and 
worked for the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation on Long Island 
for twenty-three years, retiring again in 1986. He and Mary later moved 
to Central Florida, and were active members of their community, 
worshipping at St. John the Evangelist Church in Viera. He will be 
buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am 
privileged to honor Major George A. Pavlicin, a man whose life and 
service reflect great credit upon himself, his family, and the United 
States Marine Corps. He will be remembered as a loving husband and 
father, an honorable Marine, and as an important part of our community. 
My wife Katie and I offer our prayers for his wife, Mary, children, 
George Alan, Patrick, Karen, and Beth, grandchildren and great-
grandchildren, as we remember and honor the life of George Pavlicin.

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