[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF JOSEPH HEFFERS, THE 2016 GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY 
                 SONS OF SAINT PATRICK MAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2016

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Joseph Heffers, 
who was named Man of the Year by the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of 
Saint Patrick for the year 2016.
  Joseph is the son of the late John Heffers and Mary Golden Heffers. 
He was born and raised in Pittston, Pennsylvania, and graduated from 
Pittston High School. He attended Wilkes-Barre Business College and 
earned a degree in Business and Accounting. He served in the Army from 
1964 to 1967 in the Special Troops United at Fort Dix, New Jersey and 
was named Soldier of the Month during 1966. He worked at Eberhard Faber 
in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania as Project Manager for 21 years, 
receiving the President's Award from Eberhard Faber in 1986. He later 
worked at Cooper Industries in Weatherly as a Production Specialist and 
retired from InterMetro Industries in Wilkes-Barre. Joseph then managed 
the Metro Wire Federal Credit Union in Plains from 2001-2010.
  He is a former President of the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of 
Saint Patrick and received the Achievement Award in 2010. He was the 
historical speaker at the 100th anniversary banquet at the Friendly 
Sons in 2015. He is on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army in West 
Pittston. And, finally, Mr. Heffers is a former financial secretary of 
President John F. Kennedy Council Number 372 Knights of Columbus, 
council Choir and Trustee of the 4th Degree Assembly.
  Mr. Heffers coached several youth teams: Stoners Soccer, Jenkins 
Township and girls' softball and girls' Varsity Basketball at St. 
Mary's Assumption in Pittston. He is a member of St. John the 
Evangelist Church where he also serves as a Senior Altar Server.
  Mr. Heffers resides in Port Griffith with his wife of 44 years, the 
former Mary Catherine Shea. They are the parents of two children, 
Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Gregor. Joseph and Mary Heffers have two 
grandchildren, Maxwell Wallace Gregor and Declan Joseph Gregor.
  It is an honor to recognize Joseph for all of his accomplishments, 
and I am grateful for his lifetime of service to our community and 
country.

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