E890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 19, 1998 Reidy, Molly Rickert, Kathleen Roche, Carolyn Tony defeated the National Boxing Association board member and serves on the executive Rolince, Jessica Roliance, Lauren Ryan, Marie champion in July of 1940, became a world ti- board of My Discovery Place where she has Sampo, Michael Scheid, Elisa Sciscioli, Kelley tleholder when he defeated World Middle- chaired three major fund raisers. At the Seymour, Daniel Silky, Kimberly Smith, Kath- weight Champion, Georgie Abrams, in 1941, Maimonides Academy she has co-chaired two erine Snyder, Jennifer Sobecki, John Sondej, and successfully defended his title against fa- Chinese Auctions and has helped out in nu- Bryan Sparkes, Elizabeth Stebbins, Carissa mous boxer, Rocky Graziano, in 1945. When merous school related projects. Stepien, Lindsay Sterbank, Jillian Stevenson, Tony retired from boxing in 1948, he left the Sandy also serves on the Board of Directors Brian Stiles, Caitlin Sullican, Calleen Sullican, profession with the distinction of fighting and of the Sephardic Educational Center, and is Matthew Tiffault, Matthew Thornton, Jamie beating every contender in the middleweight active in the UJF Sephardic Women's Divi- Toth, Elizabeth Tucker, Erica Volpe, Kathryn division during his championship reign from sion, the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Walsh, Kimberly Walsh, Maureen Walsh, Jes- 1941 through 1948 and, in the 1950s, he was Women's League of the University of Judaism sica Waters, Joseph Waters, George Welch, inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. where she received the coveted Torah Fund Shannon Wiktorowicz, Cassandra Williams, Tony Zale passed away in March of last year. Award. As a supporter of the humanities and and Nathaniel Wood. The distinguished speaker at last night's the arts she has assisted the American f event was former NFL quarterback and head Friends of Israel Museum, the Smithsonian, football coach, Sam Wyche. An NFL player the Metropolitan, the Los Angeles County Mu- HANK STRAM/TONY ZALE SPORTS and coach for 27 years, Sam was one of the seum, and has been appointed Chair of the AWARD BANQUET original Cincinnati Bengals in 1968, and he Levy Sephardic Museum. was the quarterback on the Bengals first play- Mrs. Candiotty has served her own family HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY off team in 1970. Sam began his coaching ca- as well, and has raised both her son Stephen OF INDIANA reer with Bill Walsh and the San Francisco and her daughter Dana to be successful and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 49ers. He coached quarterback Joe Montana contributing members of the community. We Tuesday, May 19, 1998 from his rookie year through the 49ers first are told in the Talmud that ``When you teach Super Bowl victory in 1981. Sam was then your son you teach your son's sons,'' and Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my dis- head coach of the Bengals in Super Bowl Sandy has taken her commitment to education tinct pleasure to announce that Lodge 2365 of XXIII, which was against the 49ers. Sam has seriously. the Polish National Alliance of the United just completed his first year as one of the Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues, States, also known as the Silver Bell Club, members of NBC's pre-game show, ``NFL on please join me in paying tribute to Sandy held its 25th Annual Hank Stram/Tony Zale NBC''. Candiotty. Her dedication to charity and serv- Sports Award Banquet yesterday, May 18, Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my other distin- ice has improved the community and made 1998, at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in guished colleagues to join me in commending her a role model for us all. Merrillville, Indiana. Eighteen Northwest Indi- the Silver Bell Club for hosting this celebration f ana high school students of Polish and Slavic of success in sports and academics. The hard descent received the prestigious Hank Stram/ work of all those involved in planning this TRIBUTE TO SISTER GLORIA JEAN Tony Zale Award plaque at last night's ban- worthwhile event is indicative of their devotion ZIESKE quet. These outstanding students were chosen to the very gifted young people in Indiana's to receive the award by their respective First Congressional District. HON. DAVID E. BONIOR schools on the basis of academic and athletic f OF MICHIGAN achievement. All proceeds from the banquet IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will go toward a scholarship fund which will be TRIBUTE TO MRS. SANDY awarded to deserving students next year. CANDIOTTY Tuesday, May 19, 1998 This year's Hank Stram/Tony Zale Award Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, today I would recipients include: Andrew Bien of Boone HON. BRAD SHERMAN like to congratulate, Sister Gloria Jean Zieske Grove High School; Jeff Bozovich of OF CALIFORNIA for her hard work and dedication to education. Chesterton High School; Andrew Byrom of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sister Gloria Jean is retiring after twenty years Merrillville High School; Luke DeBold of as Principal of St. Veronica's School in Andrean High School; Tania Fliter of Griffith Tuesday, May 19, 1998 Eastpointe, Michigan. Her friends, colleagues, High School; Stephen Hnatiuk of Hobart High Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and students will honor her with a reception School; Cheryl Jakubczyk of Hammond High pay tribute to Mrs. Sandy Candiotty for her on Sunday, May 31st. School; Richard Jaryszak of Lowell High outstanding commitment to others that has Education has always been important to School; Dan Kaminski of Portage High School; done so much to improve the quality of life in Sister Gloria Jean. She has studied at Naza- Steve Kaminski of Portage High School; Annie our community. Both as a successful business reth College, University of Notre Dame, Uni- Knish of Munster High School; Ben Lyon of woman and as an avid supporter of charitable versity of Dayton, Marygrove College, Edge- Highland High School; Justin Marcinkewicz of projects, she has used her intelligence and wood College and Siena Heights College. As Bishop Noll Institute; Kelly O'Brien of Crown charisma to distinguish herself as a woman of both a teacher and administrator, Sister Gloria Point High School; Dan Perryman of Lake Sta- valor. Jean has been sharing the joys of learning tion Edison High School; Eileen Stahura of The Talmud tells us that ``He who does with children since 1949. In 1997, Sister Gloria Whiting High School; Becky Turek of charity and justice is as if he had filled the Jean received recognition from the University Valparaiso High School; and Melissa whole world with kindness.'' Sandy has had a of Notre Dame for her contributions to Catholic Wychocki of Lake Central High School. long tradition of service to the community education. She was also nominated by To- Hank Stram, one of the most successful through her family. Her father's family, the day's Catholic Teachers as one of the 25 most coaches in professional football history, was Taylors, founded Taylortown, Pennsylvania in influential individuals in Catholic education. present at yesterday's event. Hank was raised the 1700's as well as Belmont County in Ohio. She joined the faculty at St. Veronica's in in Gary, Indiana, and he graduated from Lew In addition to this, one of the family's most fa- 1978. Sister Gloria Jean has been more than Wallace High School where he played football, mous sons was Zachary Taylor, the 12th just a Principal, she has taught religion and basketball, baseball, and ran track. While at- president of the United States. coordinated the Elementary Religious Edu- tending college at Purdue University in West In the business community, Sandy served in cation Program. For more than twenty years, Lafayette, Hank won four letters in baseball management and supervisory positions at the students and parishioners of St. Veronica's and three letters in football. During his senior Bank of America, Great Western Savings and have been graced by Sr. Gloria Jean's spirit year, he received the coveted Big Ten Medal, Mercury Savings. While serving in these posi- and love of learning. which is awarded to the conference athlete tions she was involved in all aspects of mar- St. Veronica's School is a very special who best combines athletic and academic suc- keting. At Mercury, she also developed an en- place. As a graduate of this school, I Know cess. After college, Hank entered the NFL tirely new staff training program for the com- how hard the staff and faculty work to create where he became best noted for coaching the pany. Sandy converted to Judaism and mar- an educational and spiritual environment. Sis- Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory in ried Max Candiotty on June 2, 1991. ter Glorida Jean's compassion and interest in 1970. At the Sephardic Temple-Tifereth Israel she improving the educational system have made The late Tony Zale was a champion boxer has served as Sisterhood Co-President and as her a compelling symbol of everything that from Gary, Indiana. During his boxing career, Vice-President of Programming. She is a education should embrace. I would like to give May 19, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E891 my heartfelt congratulations to Sister Gloria was there, as a boy, that he learned his love and communal. In its efforts to assist Orthodox Jean as she celebrates her retirement. of reading and especially his love of history. A Jews in America, the Orthodox Union runs the f friend gave him a biography of Abraham Lin- renowned Kashruth Certification Program to coln, and that initiated John's lifelong dedica- guarantee certified kosher food for the observ- CONGRATULATING MISSION SAN tion to equality for Afro Americans. ant. The Orthodox Union's National Council for JOSE HIGH SCHOOL FOR WIN- John married Gertrude Van Dyke in 1925, the Jewish Disabled serves as an outreach NING EDUCATION DEPART- and they had six children. program for the deaf and the developmentally MENT’S BLUE RIBBON AWARD John loved his family and taught them to disabled which has helped thousands of dis- share his love of liberty and of history. He abled live fuller lives. The Orthodox Union has HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK worked for 30 years for the Erie Railroad, but always been at the forefront of the fight for the OF CALIFORNIA was a true renaissance man: in the 1930's, concerns of the world's Jewish population, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES John began his career as a semi-pro baseball working to strengthen and protect the state of player. In one season, he had an astonishing Tuesday, May 19, 1998 Israel as well as defending Jewish civil rights .517 batting average. Those were the days and playing a vital role in the struggle to save Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to when professional baseball was closed to the Soviet Jewry. congratulate Mission San Jose High School Black Americans. However, when Jackie Rob- The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congrega- for winning the Blue Ribbon award from the inson broke that color barrier, forever, John tions of America was established in 1898 by Department of Education. Mission San Jose Bruen was one of the first to cheer him on. Dr. Henry Pereira Mendes, the leader of the was one of six California schools to win this John became an expert on the life stories of Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue in New prestigious award and one of 166 schools na- those heroes who paved the way for equality: York to promote Torah Judaism and help or- tionwide. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, W.E.B. ganize the fragmented American Orthodox Mission San Jose proves that public schools Dubois, Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as Jewish community. Since then, the Orthodox can be effective advocates for all students to Jackie Robinson, and a host of others. John Union has served the needs of over 1 million succeed in the 21st Century. Mission San was a good friend of another outstanding resi- members in more than 1,000 congregations Jose believes that all students can learn and dent of our regionÐFloyd PattersonÐand the nationwide. To address the need for Jewish all students will learn. The facts prove them two of them shared their love for boxing, at continuity the Orthodox Union created the correct. which John also tried his hand, and for hu- NCSY, a dynamic outreach movement for Mission San Jose High School has an at- manitarianism. teenagers. Through its efforts, the Orthodox tendance rate of over 95 percent and a drop- John had a gift for the written word, and Union has helped the modern orthodox out rate of .05 percent. The student average from 1959 until near his death, the daily and congregant prosper in a world which often SAT scores are in the top 5 percent of the na- weekly newspapers in Orange County, New seeks to strip them of their religious and cul- tion. 65 percent of the student body is on the York, published his views on the issues of the tural identity. In this role, the Orthodox Union honor roll and the most importantly to me is day. He was a consistent fighter against seg- has played a vital part in the worldwide ad- that 95 percent of students go on to post-sec- regation, prejudice, and racism. He was su- vancement of Judaism. ondary institutions. perb at quoting those figures from the past On this anniversary, I call upon all of my These numbers speak for themselves and who he so admired, and who he believed colleagues in the House to join me in giving for the faculty and administrators at Mission were living proof that all the races should live tribute to the Union of Orthodox Jewish Con- San Jose High. I congratulate Principal in harmony. gregations of America in recognition of the de- Mathog for her outstanding leadership and John was always of tremendous help to me fining role that it has played in the formation positive views. throughout my career in public service. He of modern American Judaism. I congratulate This success by one of our public schools is used his column effectively to promote the the Orthodox Union on its successful first one the best argument against some of the argu- causes he so believed in, and to remind us of hundred years, and wish it many more. ments of my colleagues. Eliminating the De- our responsibilities to human rights for all. partment of Education and advocating public John was quick to praise those of us who sup- f funds to be spent on scholarship vouchers for ported civil rights, but would not consider com- private schools is not the right step to provid- promise on those issues he considered basic BULLETPROOF VEST ing opportunity and hope for all students. Pub- to human dignity. PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACT OF 1998 lic schools work and I can prove it. To John's surviving children, to his many Mission San Jose deserves this award and loved ones, and to those who greatly admired SPEECH OF I congratulate them. him, we extend our heartfelt condolences. f While John Bruen Sr. may not be quoted in HON. JAMES T. WALSH our textbooks or popular histories, it is in great OF NEW YORK HONORING JOHN BRUEN SR. part due to the relentless trails blazed and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES consciences stirred by individuals such as Tuesday, May 12, 1998 HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN John throughout our nation that we are closer Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF NEW YORK than ever to achieving the dream of Martin Lu- commend the House of Representatives for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ther King Jr. passing H.R. 2829, the Bulletproof Vest Part- Tuesday, May 19, 1998 John you left your markÐwe will long miss you. nership Grant Act of 1997. Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is with regret f I have met with law enforcement officials that I inform our colleagues of the passing of from across my district who feel this is an im- one of the most remarkable residents of my TRIBUTE TO THE UNION OF OR- portant and useful bill. Currently, 25 percent of 20th Congressional District of New York. THODOX JEWISH CONGREGA- our nation's state and local law enforcement John Bruen Sr. was 92 years young when TIONS OF AMERICA officials do not have access to bulletproof he died this past weekend, but right until the vests. Additionally, police officers not wearing end he remained the embodiment of the dig- HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER a bulletproof vest have a fatality risk 14 times nity of the individual. OF NEW YORK that of officers wearing a vest. There is an ob- John Bruen was born in 1906 in Goshen, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vious need to make sure those who risk their NY, and lived in that community his entire life. lives on our behalf have access to these life- His grandfather was a runaway slave, who Tuesday, May 19, 1998 saving devices. had shown John the scars on his back from Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I am speaking H.R. 2829 will ensure that for the days to the whippings he had received as a slave, and today in honor of a leading organization in come, no police officer will be left unneces- which remained on him until the day he died. America's Jewish community, the Union of Or- sarily exposed in the line of duty. Bulletproof Because of his heritage, John was working thodox Jewish Congregations of America, in vests are one of the most basic forms of law for civil rights for all Americans long before it recognition of its 100th anniversary. enforcement protection, and America now became fashionable to do so. As a young The Orthodox Union represents over one sends a message to its law enforcement offi- man, he worked grooming horses at the Go- million members from one thousand congrega- cialsÐwe will protect you who valiantly protect shen Historic Track in Goshen, New York. It tions across the country in matters religious us every day.