[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5379]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           COMMENDING TO THE HOUSE MR. EDWARD O. ELLIOTT, II

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  Mr. JORDAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize and 
congratulate Mr. Edward O. Elliott II for his dedication, commitment, 
and service to the restaurant industry as the 85th Chairman of the Ohio 
Restaurant Association. Ed was born in Mt. Victory, Ohio, the only son 
of five children. He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University 
where he earned a degree in industrial personnel management. Upon 
graduation, he served our country in the United States Army at Fort Lee 
in Virginia and also in Frankfurt, Germany.
  When he returned from the service, he worked on his family's 2,000 
acre farm and helped manage the family's restaurant, the Plaza Inn 
Family Restaurant. Under his stewardship, the restaurant has received 
numerous awards, including induction into the Restaurant Hall of Fame, 
the Best Family-Owned Restaurant in Ohio, and the ``Best Cream Pies'' 
and ``Best Breakfast'' by the readers of Country Living.
  Prior to his 2-year term as chairman, Ed served the Ohio Restaurant 
Association as chair of its Education, Government Affairs and Political 
Action Committees, and as secretary, and vice-chairman. Ed follows in 
the footsteps of his father, Ed, who was chairman in 1972, and his 
sister, Joan, who was chairwoman in 1987.
  In addition to being a restaurateur, Ed is currently serving as 
president of the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation 
Districts, and is a 2-term Hardin County Commissioner.
  I would like to thank Ed, his wife Rosalie, their three children and 
three grandchildren, for their service to their community.

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