[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12885]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN REMEMBRANCE OF MR. RONALD BERNSTEIN

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 2, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and remembrance of 
Mr. Ronald Bernstein, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and 
former Councilman for Valley View, Ohio.
  Mr. Bernstein was born in Cleveland, Ohio before his family relocated 
to Valley View. He graduated from Cuyahoga Heights High School in 1954 
and served in the United States Army soon after.
  After completing his service with the Army, Mr. Bernstein sold 
Oldsmobiles, Fords, and Chryslers for various auto dealers--which led 
to the introduction to Joanne Kenley, who he would later marry. He and 
Joanne raised three sons and have eight grandsons and a granddaughter.
  At the age of thirty-three, Mr. Bernstein was elected to Valley 
View's City Council, where he served for twenty-four years. While 
serving as a Councilman Mr. Bernstein helped develop the Cuyahoga 
Valley National Park. He also worked hard to reduce polluted runoff 
from Garfield Heights. Councilman Thomas Perk remembered Mr. Bernstein 
as ``a fighter for the people.''
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembrance of Mr. 
Ronald Bernstein, who as Councilman was instrumental in improving the 
City of Valley View and always stood on the side of those he 
represented.

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