[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16136]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE LONG-TIME MEMBERS OF SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION 20

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sincerity and respect 
that I offer congratulations to several of Northwest Indiana's most 
talented, dedicated, and hardworking individuals. On Friday, October 
21, 2011, the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 20 honored long-time 
members with their 25, 40, 50, 60, and 70-year service pins at the 
Sheet Metal Banquet, which was held at Ambassador Banquets in Hobart, 
Indiana.
  At this year's banquet, the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 20 
presented pins for 25 years of membership to: Scott H. Allmon, Jeffery 
Bacon, George R. Bassett, Jr., Scott Blount, John Breezley, Richard J. 
Cervantes, Daniel L. Claussen, John Eggebrecht, Alexander W. Einikis, 
Paul James Einikis, Jimmie D. Fauser, Jr., Travis Frank, Jerome Franz, 
Gregory A. Gill, Michael J. Gorski, Kathleen Gray-Wesley, Anthony J. 
Gresham, Jeffrey Arnold Hamilton, Emmett R. Higgins, George Carl Hofer, 
Kenneth R. House, James E. Irvin, Steven A. Johnson, Timothy K. Kelly, 
Kyle Whitney Kingsbury, Benny Knox, James D. Knox, Robert J. Krantz, 
Anthony R. Ladwig, David W. Leonard, Russell Eugene Long, Richard J. 
Majewski, Jr., Fred J. McColly, James L. Miller, Ronald Dean Miller, 
Mark D. Moore, Timothy Shawn Myres, Gary Noveroske, Edward K. O'Daniel, 
Jeffrey E. Pierson, Michael R. Price, John Rachford, Victor Neville 
Rachford, Arnie P. Ranegar, Jr., Jeff R. Relinski, Scott R. Ribar, Mike 
C. Rivich, Anthony W. Romanowski, Vance Thomas Rozdilsky, Richard J. 
Singel, William Michael Sweeney, Kevin Allen Szczudlak, Eva M. 
Washington, Ted Daniel Wells, Philip Everett Werno III, David L. 
Whisler, David Gordon White, Rodney Whiteside, Richard Gene Wozniak, 
and Eugene R. Yagelski, Jr. Pins for 40 years of membership were 
presented to: James Alm, Howard L. Alward, Jr., Gene E. Arnold, Gerald 
S. Banach, Frank Beiglebeck, Keith E. Benson, Roby W. Billings, Joseph 
E. Bloomfield, Larry E. Boger, Jerry W. Bryan, Roland L. Butler, Joseph 
L. Byers, John Cubit, Benjamin Dear, Jr., David W. Erb, Jerrone 
Garlach, Milton D. Gerner, Robert Golden, Randall B. Hamilton, Dale A. 
Hansen, Terrence Henney, Donald Hill, George C. Hofer, Kevin B. 
Hoffman, Clifford E. Hudson, Jr., Clifford L. Hynd, Carlton Kobe, 
Thomas L. Koedyker, Jerry H. Krachinski, Arthur Kurth, Thomas L. 
Leornard, Daniel Longacre, Tom G. Lopez, Gus Marktakis, Fred T. Minard, 
Ronald M. Muha, Marty Mushinsky, Floyd M. Nelson, Thomas Nuni, Walter 
J. Olenik, Larry D. Perigo, Katherine Plahtaric, Hugh Ponder, Jr., 
James J. Potesta, Richard Preissig, Rocky W. Richardson, Joseph Edward 
Ring, Steven D. Sasko, William T. Schaeffer, Michael Schammert, Richard 
Shinabarger, Eugene Skalba, Normand J. Soucy, Robert L. Swisher, 
Michael J. Turner, Ronald E. Vaughn, Michael J. Vernich, John W. 
Wacnik, Robert J. Walton, Larry Whisler, and Dennis G. Wojciechowski. 
The 50 years of membership pins were presented to: Edgar B. Baker, 
Walter Biser, Walter Bogielski, J.B. Bugg, Gilbert W. Franz, Roger 
Gault, Dellis Ivers, Robert J. Kish, Arthur John Kobeske, Jr., Gordon 
F. LaBounty, Frank Macewicz, Donald L. O'Dell, Hugh Ponder, Jr., Homer 
H. Rachford, Louis R. Trznadel, and Gerard Wardell. The honorees for 60 
years of membership are: Miles R. Becvar, Sr., Earl Chance, Melvin E. 
Crook, Eugene H. Koontz, Robert L. Molnar, James Moscato, Leland E. 
Thompson, and Louis R. Trznadel. Finally, for his outstanding 
dedication, Raymond J. Klodzen received a special recognition as he was 
honored for his 70 years of service to the Sheet Metal Workers Local 
Union 20.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my other distinguished colleagues 
join me in congratulating these dedicated and hardworking individuals 
who have committed themselves to making a significant contribution to 
the growth and development of the economy of the First Congressional 
District. I am very proud to represent them in Washington, D.C.

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